curbsider

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Meaning · English

An unregistered car dealer who sells vehicles from parking lots and other public locations while masquerading as a private seller; a person who sells stolen, rebuilt, or odometer-tampered vehicles.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “curbsider” mean?

An unregistered car dealer who sells vehicles from parking lots and other public locations while masquerading as a private seller; a person who sells stolen, rebuilt, or odometer-tampered vehicles.

Is “curbsider” formal or informal?

curbsider is generally slang.