Definition of an elevator pitch

elevator pitch

noun

• a short proposal that can be delivered within the duration of an elevator ride.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
  Citation from "Church boasts career advice success", Darrell Smith, The Sacramento Bee, 12 August 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 02 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 02 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'elevator':
elevator	Definitions include: someone dumb (as in someone's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top).
elevator music	Definitions include: background music.
Other terms relating to 'pitch':
pitch	Definitions include: in homosexual male sex, to perform in the male role (i.e. "giving end").
pitch a b*tch	Definitions include: to panic or worry
pitch a log	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
pitch a tent	Definitions include: to have an erection.
pitcher	Definitions include: see pitch.
pitch in	Definitions include: to help out.
Still pitching	Definitions include: This describes a male still able to have sex.

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