etymology - Origin of the word shill (shillaber) - English Language . . . Shill is probably an abbreviation of shillaber (so in the OED), whose origin is said to be unknown The development from shillaber to shill does not prove that the longer word had initial stress: cf prof from professor and, conversely, 'burbs from suburbs Could shillaber be an extended form of Germ Schieber 'black marketeeer' (* shi-la-ber)?
Should I write module theme or module theme? I usually put a space before and after a slash, when indicating alternatives We review a module theme per user Is it correct, or should I rewrite the sentence to remove those spaces? We revi
Term for people paid to post bad reviews of a product An Internet shill is someone who promotes something or someone online for pay without divulging that they are associated with the entity they shill for Example, 1) huffingtonpost com, A group of researchers at UCSB studied the growing practice of hiring cyber shills who are paid to manually inflate positive reviews and ratings
Word for someone who pretends to be a customer to generate interest Here's the definition from the Oxford Living Dictionaries: shill NOUN North American _informal _ An accomplice of a confidence trickster or swindler who poses as a genuine customer to entice or encourage others ‘I used to be a shill in a Reno gambling club’ figurative ‘the agency is a shill for the nuclear power industry’
I am looking for a seventeenth century word for a shill A 'shill' is a con artist's accomplice I have seen your discussion on the etymology of this word which is likely to be early twentieth century, but I need an earlier word for a story I am writing
What is the origin of the term toots to refer to a woman? When speaking to my female friends (who know me well enough to not take offense), I frequently use the term toots to refer to them These are friends who know that I'm using it ironically as part
What is a word to describe blatant praise by a shill? I'm looking for a word to describe an article published in a newspaper that's written by a shill Basically a word that describes the article as blatant over the top praise without perspective I k
Is it correct using even and still together? Is it correct using even amp; still in one statement? eg: "even after a warning, he is still doing the same" I think either is redundant, isn't it?