"pump and dump" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pump and dump.ogg [Australia] Forms: pump and dumps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pump and dump (countable and uncountable, plural pump and dumps)
  1. (finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: buy, lie and sell high Translations (finance e.g. scalping): Kurstreiberei [feminine] (German), 風説の流布 (Japanese), pump and dump (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pump_and_dump-en-noun-LWjVGsMb Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 19 16 25 23 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 23 27 27 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 21 27 22 6 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'finance e.g. scalping': 76 8 16
  2. (slang) A situation where a woman uses a breast pump and then discards the milk, typically because she has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Related terms: bait and switch, wham, bam, thank you ma'am
    Sense id: en-pump_and_dump-en-noun-d3X5~24g Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 19 16 25 23 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 23 27 27 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 21 27 22 6
  3. (slang) A situation where a person has sex with a partner on a single occasion, without immediate intention of further contact or pursuing a serious relationship. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Breastfeeding Synonyms: fuck and chuck, hit it and quit it, smash and dash, one-night stand
    Sense id: en-pump_and_dump-en-noun-GoxnmFxi Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 22 16 30 19 13 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 19 16 25 23 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 23 27 27 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 21 27 22 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 18 29 23 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 21 31 22 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pump-and-dump Translations (one-night-stand): One-Night-Stand [masculine] (German), tek gecelik ilişki (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'one-night-stand': 0 0 0

Verb

Audio: En-au-pump and dump.ogg [Australia] Forms: pumps and dumps [present, singular, third-person], pumping and dumping [participle, present], pumped and dumped [participle, past], pumped and dumped [past]
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  1. (slang) To use a breast pump and then discard the milk, typically because one has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol. Tags: slang
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  2. (transitive, slang) To have sex with a partner on a single occasion, without intention or prospects of further contact, or engaging in a serious relationship. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-pump_and_dump-en-verb-hVmh2pJg Disambiguation of Sex: 4 2 38 4 53 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 19 16 25 23 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pump-and-dump

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2021 February 2, Mark Sweney, Graeme Wearden, “GameStop shares plunge as traders dump stock”, in The Guardian",
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          "ref": "2021 September 13, Matthew Goldstein, Ephrat Livni, Michael Corkery, “Phony Walmart News Release Signals a Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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          "ref": "2018 April 20, Alexia Fernández, “Behati Prinsloo Mom-Shamed for 'Pump and Dump' Breastfeeding Photo at Coachella”, in People",
          "text": "“#pumpanddump,” she captioned the image. On her Instagram Story, the model shared the same image with the caption, “More like cowchella lol Jamiroquai was soooo worth the pump and dump,” referencing the British funk and jazz band performing.",
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          "text": "I am tired of the pump-and-dump lifestyle, so please help me stop acting like a slut.",
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