Marketroid /mar'k*-troyd/ N. Alt. `marketing Slime', `marketeer', `marketing Droid', `marketdroid'.

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marketroid /mar'k*-troyd/ n.

alt. `marketing slime',
`marketeer', `marketing droid', `marketdroid'. A member
of a company's marketing department, esp. one who promises users
that the next version of a product will have features that are not
actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to
implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or
one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient,
buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory. Compare droid.

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