"hunbot" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "hun + -bot, from the affectionate use of the word \"hun\" (from honey) and the resemblance to a spambot.",
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          "ref": "2020 December 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “The Internet Is Starting to Turn on MLMs”, in The Atlantic",
          "text": "Throughout the past year, the anti-MLM group on Reddit has been documenting what it refers to as the efforts by the “hunbots” to “infiltrate” TikTok.",
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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",
          "text": "Junior non-traditional student Allie London said “hunbots” frequently take advantage of vulnerable women by convincing them to join the MLMs they work for.",
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        "One who uses false endearments in pursuit of online sales or MLM (multi-level marketing)."
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        "(Internet slang, derogatory) One who uses false endearments in pursuit of online sales or MLM (multi-level marketing)."
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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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          "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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