jackassing
v.— «Mr. Brooker is such a good drummer that he doesn’t have to go “jackassing.” “Jackassing” is the trade term for taking samples to customers instead of having the customers come to the hotel to see the samples.» —“The Drummer Still Drums In Los Angeles” by Maddin Malone Los Angeles Times June 25, 1939. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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