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I'm Flemish, and I recently read that in 2005, the Dutch dictionary added the word "beurtbalkje" (literal translation: turn cuboid) as a neologism for the little plastic or wooden thing that you can put between your groceries and those of the previous or next customer. I think this is such a nice word for it, beautifully simplistic and yet rather obvious what's it's supposed to mean. The alliteration is also a nice touch.

However, I can't find a similarly appealing word in English. The literal translation sounds obscure. Groceries divider bar is a bit long to ask. I found "checkout divider" on Wikipedia, which is somewhat better, but it just doesn't sound as nice as the Dutch word "beurtbalkje".

Is there a better name in English than "checkout divider"?

Best Answer

I think you are referring to the bar that is generally called:

Next-customer bar:

  • One of the most used plastic products in supermarkets are "Next Customer" bars.

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