Wednesday, September 26, 2012

mooch·an·dise/ˈmo͞oCHənˌdīz/

Noun:
Campaign merchandise (t-shirts, drink holders, other novelty items) bearing the Obama or Romney logos, or some other form of socialist collectivism, to be bought and sold.

Verb:
Promoting the philosophy of mooching, esp. by the presentation of collectivist election goods for sale in public venues.

Synonyms:
nouncampaign goods, campaign materials, election schwag
verb.  suckering, schmoozing (when used to refer to selling campaign goods)

--At the Democratic National Convention, the Obama campaign raises money from official political merchandise [moochandise]: T-shirts, buttons, hats - you name it. Evan Eile, USA TODAY

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