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to frug

to frug

9.9
To pretend to do a survey to get donations
  • verb
  • Jargon
: engañar
  • The organization was accused of frugging when it disguised its fundraising as a research survey.

Examples

  • Regulations were introduced to prevent charities from frugging potential supporters.

  • After learning about frugging, the company changed its approach to donor outreach.

  • Don't frug people just to get money!

  • She frugs her way into donations.

  • The charity was criticized for frugging when they misled donors into thinking their contributions were for valuable research.

  • To avoid frugging, organizations must clearly state their fundraising intentions in all communications.

  • She realized the company was frugging when their survey questions seemed designed to trick people into donating.

Synonyms

to foist off
vsto frug
1 9.4

Sell fake or bad things by tricking someone

falsely claims a research task to get donations through deception

How Deceptive

to defraud
  • Formal
38 6.9
to frug
  • Jargon
9.9
to mislead
152 3.9

Surface Forms

frug infinitive
frugged past
frugged past participle
frugging present participle
frugs third person singular

Etymology

Frug in fundraising comes from the phrase fundraising under the guise, where the first letters spell 'frug', so it means pretending to run a survey 'to ask for donations'.