doorbuster

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noun

An unusually low sale price, typically offered by a retailer on a limited number of items for a limited time, often on prominent shopping days, such as the day after Thanksgiving in the US.

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Meanings

noundoorbuster (plural doorbusters)

plural doorbusters

  1. An unusually low sale price, typically offered by a retailer on a limited number of items for a limited time, often on prominent shopping days, such as the day after Thanksgiving in the US.

Origin

From door + buster, suggesting that customers would stampede through the doors of the retailer.

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Translations

Spanish puertazo
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Cite this entry
APA

doorbuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorbuster

MLA

“doorbuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorbuster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doorbuster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorbuster.

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