marketroid

/mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing

droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing

department, especially 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.

[Jargon File]

(1995-02-23)