Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of selling out, literally or figuratively.
- noun See
auction-pitch , under pitch.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
sellout .
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Examples
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And yet we hear the pejorative term "sell-out" applied to union negotiators who agree to two-tier arrangements.
David Macaray: As a Country, We Are in Free-Fall David Macaray 2011
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And yet we hear the pejorative term "sell-out" applied to union negotiators who agree to two-tier arrangements.
David Macaray: As a Country, We Are in Free-Fall David Macaray 2011
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When she argued that Democrats fended off cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, she was loudly chided for voting for "that Satan sandwich" and called a "sell-out."
The Seattle Times 2011
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When she argued that Democrats fended off cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, she was loudly chided for voting for "that Satan sandwich" and called a "sell-out."
unknown title 2011
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With performances by the band, Roots, and The Gift Horse Project with Karen Elson, Zac Hanson and Rain Phoenix, the event also featured a sell-out raffle.
Alison Rose Levy: Joaquin Phoenix, Donna Karan, and Salman Rushdie Urge Ubuntu at Urban Center Alison Rose Levy 2011
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We progressives have won so many battles, have made so much progress turning America into a decent country, and now the only thing standing between us and total victory is sell-out Obama.
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I predict that the people who called Matt a corporate sell-out for wanting the Democrats to compromise in order to pass a health care bill, rather than letting it fail, will now call Matt a sellout for NOT wanting the Democrats to compromise on financial regulation and potentially letting it fail.
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Cage's complete and total sell-out as an actor -- it takes big, big paychecks to run up the kind of debts and foolish investments that he has -- will be the subject of a later commentary.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Season of the Witch Marshall Fine 2011
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Oh yeah ... maybe its because you are a sell-out to the insurance industry and American's have caught on.
First on the Ticker: Nelson buys TV time on health care 2009
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With performances by the band, Roots, and The Gift Horse Project with Karen Elson, Zac Hanson and Rain Phoenix, the event also featured a sell-out raffle.
Alison Rose Levy: Joaquin Phoenix, Donna Karan, and Salman Rushdie Urge Ubuntu at Urban Center Alison Rose Levy 2011
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