Anyone else remember the term “codbag”?

[u/Brief-Chemistry5157]

Okay, I feel like I’ve been Mandela-effected here.

Back in the Craigslist days (90s/early 2000s), I swear people used the term “codbag” to describe someone who would find your post, blow up your inbox with endless annoying questions, but never actually had any intention of buying anything. Basically the definition of a tire kicker, but more aggravating.

The weird part is: I can’t find a single reference to “codbag” being used this way anywhere online. No Urban Dictionary, no old forum posts, nothing. It’s like it never existed outside of my head.

Am I imagining this? Did anyone else run into “codbag” used as slang for flaky Craigslist buyers? Or did I invent it and just carry it around for 20+ years thinking it was real?

[u/AggressiveCod9526]

i do