shop-soiled UK /ˈʃɒpsɔɪld/US /ˈʃɑpˌsɔɪld/ adjective3 •Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clery's summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice — 1922 •(figurative) Not fresh or new. •Synonym of shopworn. formsmore shop-soiled · most shop-soiled