"frugging" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Initialism of fund-raising under the guise of research. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} frugging (uncountable)
  1. 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 a donation. Tags: uncountable Related terms: sugging
    Sense id: en-frugging-en-noun-3V~3VLbS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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