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Cinderella sale en · NOUN

Etymology

First use appears c. 1909 in the publication Shoe Retailer and Boots and Shoes Weekly.

Meanings

1. An occasional sale of miscellaneous or damaged items.
   • Instead of advertising small widths and sizes in women's shoes, the event was called the Cinderella sale. 1915, Chilton Company (publisher), Boot and Shoe Recorder, Volume 67, page 47:
   • Why not try a Cinderella Sale? Offer a table of odds and ends, broken sizes, leftovers, etc. Make prices ridiculous. 1975, Farm Supplier, volume 49, page 399:

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