noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process where a product marketer falsely pretends to be a market researcher conducting a survey, when in reality they are simply trying to sell the product. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sug form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From "selling under the guise of research".

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