peg warmer

noun

A retail product, especially a collectible, that has very high supply and very low demand.

Meanings

nounpeg warmer (plural peg warmers)

plural peg warmers

  1. informalA retail product, especially a collectible, that has very high supply and very low demand.

Origin

Humorously suggesting that such products are likely to remain hanging on the peg in a store.

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Translations

Finnish hyllynlämmittäjä
  • hyllynlämmittäjäproduct with low demand
Swedish hyllvärmare
  • hyllvärmareproduct with low demand
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APA

peg warmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peg%20warmer

MLA

“peg warmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peg%20warmer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peg warmer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peg%20warmer.

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