sug
/ʃʊg/verb
(sugged, sugging)no obj.
- informal sell or attempt to sell a product under the guise of conducting market research〈非正式〉(以市场研究为掩饰)做诈骗式的推销:
a market researcher claims the firm is sugging.
一名市场调查员声称该公司正在进行诈骗式的推销。
词源
1980s: acronym from sell under the guise.