sticker shock
Meaning
Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.
Synonyms
Translations
إشمئزاز
fàstic
Abneigung
απέχθεια αποστροφή αηδία
abominationEtymology
Coined c. 1981, in reference to price stickers affixed to items for sale.
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