Overact badly, receiving worried member's standard warning

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "let the buyer beware;" see caveat and second element of exempt (adj.).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caveat \Ca"ve*at\, n. [L. caved let him beware, pres. subj. of cavere to be on one's guard to, beware.] (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
phr. 1 (non-gloss definition: Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.) 2 (context legal Latin) A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware" (from caveat , "may he beware", a subjunctive form of cavēre , "to beware" + ēmptor , "buyer"). Generally, caveat emptor is the contract law principle that controls the sale of real property after the date ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But caveat emptor , once you're home, you're on your own. ▪ It is very much a case of caveat emptor . ▪ My final words would be caveat emptor - let the buyer beware. ▪ So caveat emptor viridis: let the green buyer beware. ▪ Soon ...