swipe shop
n.— «Zeng also taught me a new phrase, “swipe shop,” while showing me the mind-boggling number of products he manufactures for other companies, including many famous American and European marques. “I have an idea for a new turntable,” he told me, showing me his height-adjustable tonearm mount. (It moved like butter, I tell you.) “I have to be very careful designing it, because I make turntables for other companies, and mine must be original or I will get the reputation for being a swipe shop.”» —“Sweat Shops and Swipe Shops” by Wes Phillips Stereophile Dec. 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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