Wegmart

Created by Unknown User (kmh28), last modified by Unknown User (amb51) on Apr 29, 2015

(noun) Conjunction of Wegman’s and WalMart; usually used when referring to a shopping trip that includes stops at both stores. Also used sarcastically to highlight the lack of shopping options in Geneseo."Wegmart run….let’s go!"2008: Recognized, but not used oftenSource: Geneseo Dictionary 2006. SHelser.Obsolete. While Wegmart is indeed still used ironically, 30/32 of the participants surveyed stated that they would not use the phrase in colloquial speak. Bettina. S-Z 2015

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Obsolete. Only a meager few heard of the word and barely anyone used it in their everyday speech. (Fuller, S and U, 2019)

Posted by hgf1 at Apr 21, 2019 20:36

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