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The use and definition of the term is completely descriptive and accurate. You are projecting some normative and negativity towards good descriptive term.

To show how absurd this subjective projected pejorativity is, lets use it to 'second hand':

>The question is not "Does the term second hand market have a meaning?" the question posed was "Is the use of the term perpetuating an unhealthy view of commerce to advantage manufacturers?".

>There is nothing "second" about selling used products.




"second" is descriptive.

"gray" sounds like it's questionably legal and halfway to "black market". The negativity is definitely part of the term, not imagined.




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