Mercanti

An Italian last name that’s supposed to mean “strong merchant,” but somehow ended up branding a long line of people who would try to haggle with a self-checkout machine and still lose. Common traits include treating eye contact like a boss battle, rehearsing phone calls like they’re diffusing a bomb, and needing emotional backup to order food they already decided on. Allegedly descended from bold traders, but now more associated with negotiating against their own confidence and still giving up halfway through. If courage were currency, Mercanti would be that one account that gets declined for insufficient funds… on a free trial.

Mate, you spent 20 minutes psyching yourself up to ask for extra sauce and still walked away empty-handed—absolute Mercanti behavior

Mercanti by TheSystem. April 22, 2026

Merchanting 

-The act of buying low and selling high in a video game economy.

-Buying items to sell later at a higher price.

Origin: Runescape MMORPG

I made 400g in an hour just from merchanting stuff.

I suck at merchanting, I usually end up losing money and spending too much time.

Merchanting by Roflcoptors August 25, 2008

Nakita Marie Mercante 

The most amazing girl on the planet, Jax loves her very much <3

Nakita Marie Mercante

Nakita Marie Mercante by Anonymous555555 May 28, 2011

mercantile  

an adjective defining anything related to trade r commerce

The trade routes, which were the basis of the Italian states, became insecure, and mercantile trade started to decline.

mercantile by Zeba May 17, 2008

Educational Mercantilism 

The concept that there is a finite amount of education in a given environment, so that there is a benefit to depriving others of a quality education in order to increase the benefits to themselves.

The reason why there is little to no effort to improve failing public school systems is because those in power believe in Educational Mercantilism, and having the best education for their child means that education needs to be better than those of others.

Educational Mercantilism by Auedar May 6, 2022

mercantile pretzel 

A sexual position with two men and a woman. One man is fucking the woman while being fucked in the ass. Named after a popular GLBT bar in Sacramento called the Mercantile Saloon (known for pouring heavily and not charging much) where the idea was conceptualized.

Treighton is the middle in a mercantile pretzel with his girlfriend and the random guy from the gay bar.

mercantile pretzel by Shayded October 11, 2015

Mercantilism

When the shit hits the fan. (See revolutionary war)

Bob: "Jane is in a really bad mood."
Larry: "I guess it will be mercantilism when she gets home"

Mercantilism by Stormchaser221 November 28, 2010