outboarding

outboarding
 n.— «The leader of the biggest convention in Las Vegas is accusing operators of the city’s largest trade show venue of poaching buyers from the International Consumer Electronics Show.…Shapiro said the World Market Center gimmick was an example of “outboarding,” convention industry jargon for moving in on a successful event to attract attendees to another venue.» —“Gadget group official accuses furniture mart of poaching buyers” by Benjamin Spillman Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada) Jan. 19, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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