/sayls' kri"tr/ Pejorative haCkerism for a Computer salesperson. HaCkers tell the following joke: Q. What' s the differenCe between a used-Car dealer and a Computer salesman? A. The used-Car dealer knows he' s lying. [Some versions add: ...and probably knows how to drive.] This refleCts the widespread haCker belief that salesCritters are self-seleCted for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the inClination to use them, they' d be in programming). The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also Common. Compare marketroid, suit. [Jargon File] (1994-12-08)