huckstering
Meanings
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The practice of selling goods or services by using misrepresentations, false promises, or other dishonest means.
- "Despite his assurances, the car salesman engaged in huckstering by concealing known defects in the vehicle."
- "The telemarketer used huckstering tactics by making false claims about the benefits of the product being sold."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with hucksteringhucklebuck , juggle , duck , truck
Variants
List of all variants of huckstering that leads to same resulthuckster , huckstered , huckstering , hucksters
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.Originally a term used in the 19th century American South to describe the behavior of traveling salesmen who used deception and trickery to sell their wares.
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