shilled
Pushed for pay
Shilled is the past tense of shill, meaning to have promoted something while pretending to be an unbiased observer.
Someone who shilled for a product posed as a satisfied customer rather than a paid endorser: He shilled for crypto projects on Twitter.
The word carries strong connotations of deception—genuine enthusiasm doesn't count as shilling.
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- griftSwindle or petty fraud
fraud · charlatan · snake-oil · huckster · misleading · disingenuous · duplicitous · phony
Advocating to decision-makers
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- talking-pointsScripted positions for interviews
mouthpiece · spokesperson · proxy · surrogate · cheerleader · promoter · apologist · booster
Exaggerated promotional fanfare
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- pitchFrequency of sound
- advertisePublicly promote goods
- toutPromote aggressively
push · hawk · peddle · market · sponsor · endorse · campaign · publicity
Promote aggressively
- tipsterOne who shares predictions
- analystOne who examines systematically
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- disclosureAct of revealing information
swindle
Deception for financial gain
grift · fraud · charlatan · snake-oil · huckster · misleading · disingenuous · duplicitous · phony · bogus
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- spinRapid rotation around axis
talking-points · mouthpiece · spokesperson · proxy · surrogate · cheerleader · promoter · apologist · booster · partisan
hype
Exaggerated promotional fanfare
tout · push · hawk · peddle · market · sponsor · endorse · campaign · publicity · branding
tout
Promote aggressively
- tipsterOne who shares predictions
- analystOne who examines systematically
- recommendationAdvised course of action
rugpull
Fraudulent project abandonment
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- NFTBlockchain-verified digital ownership
- altcoinAlternative digital currency
memecoin · influencer · telegram · discord · whitepaper · moonshot · FOMO · bagholder · dumping
shilledcriticized
Expressed disapproval of
panned · denounced · trashed · exposed · badmouthed
- shill accountsFake profiles promoting agendas