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A salesman so slick the pitch outshines the product, which is the point.

means A person who sells things, especially via pushy, flashy, or dishonest tactics, or who writes ad copy designed to manipulate.

from From Middle Dutch hokester, a peddler hawking goods from a hok, a small stallthe original street hustle, formalized into a slur.

Madison Avenue1940s slang for advertising men who sold persuasion itself.
Gendered rootsEarly hucksters were often women selling at market.
Verb formTo huckster means to peddle aggressively, dignity optional.
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