Definitions
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- noun The process whereby a product
marketer falsely purports to be a market researcher conducting a statistical survey, when in reality the "researcher" is attempting to solicit adonation .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But it's a long journey, and before he confronts the renegade colonel, Willard must first face all manner of trippy imagery, including the American Air Cavalry strafing a Vietnamese village to the sound of amplified Wagner, Robert Duvall declaring that he loves "the smell of napalm in the morning", a riot triggered by frugging bunny-girls, a Californian surfer on LSD and Dennis Hopper as a madly babbling photojournalist.
Apocalypse Now: No 1 Anne Billson 2010
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The tactic, known as "fundraising under the guise of research," or frugging, is discouraged as unethical by trade groups such as the Marketing Research Association.
Newt Gingrich's financial empire shows his fundraising prowess Dan Eggen 2011
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The tactic, known as "fundraising under the guise of research," or frugging, is discouraged as unethical by trade groups such as the Marketing Research Association.
Newt Gingrich's financial empire shows his fundraising prowess Dan Eggen 2011
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Couples waltzing, then jitterbugging, then frugging, while the sounds of artillery fire from different wars all but drown out the music.
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Couples waltzing, then jitterbugging, then frugging, while the sounds of artillery fire from different wars all but drown out the music.
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Another vintage clip from the same TV program, mit futuristic frugging auf Deutsch: Link.
Boing Boing 2006
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This one was celebrated with joyous frugging in the pre-Star-Trek "space opera" Raumpatrouille ( "Space Patrol," 1965-1966).
- Boing Boing 2006
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It shows that you're not afraid to admit you haven't played a frugging Castlevania game since the 80s.
Upcoming Carnival of Gamers Greg Tannahill 2006
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There's lots of physical comedy: Hillary is an amusingly spastic dancer, frugging her heart out, while Bill has a languid, frat-boy lope that makes him look more Animal House than White House.
A Song for Monica 2005
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Bobby was the heart of the line, the beginning and the ending of it, rocking back and forth to the beat and frugging and shrugging and clamming and jamming and beating the band.
A Fine and Bitter Snow Stabenow, Dana 2002
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