hucksterism
- a word derived from huckster.
Example Sentences
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“It’s a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information,” Associated Press technology writer Michael Liedtke wrote in a 2009 story about the company.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2022
It isn’t easy; mocking negativity is a more comfortable default for academics and journalists, especially in an age of so much unfounded corporate and political hucksterism.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2021
Barnum-style hucksterism in the fields of UFOlogy and conspiratology.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2020
Cleareyed and honest, Rasenberger portrays a complicated figure who combined real mechanical insight with a talent for hucksterism.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2020
Both practiced relentless real estate hucksterism to lure residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 1990
