See hunbot on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2020 December 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “The Internet Is Starting to Turn on MLMs”, in The Atlantic:",
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"ref": "2019 November 29, Alley Pascoe, quoting Instagram user “jiniandtonic”, “5 Women Reveal The Moment They Realised They Were In A Pyramid Scheme”, in Marie Claire:",
"text": "I am so frustrated to see an MLM at the same market as women owned businesses that have built their shit up from the ground up, not with a $99 starter kit.[…] #antimlm #pyramidscheme #hunbot #mlm #mlmfail",
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"ref": "2021 October 11, Paige Nicewaner, “Nicewaner: Hey, girly: Exploring the hidden world of the multi-level marketing industry”, in The Standard: Missouri State University:",
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"One who uses false endearments in pursuit of online sales or MLM (multi-level marketing)."
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