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shill  audio  (shl) KEY  Slang

NOUN:
One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle.
VERB:
shilled, shill·ing, shills
VERB:
intr.
To act as a shill.
VERB:
tr.
  1. To act as a shill for (a deceitful enterprise).
  2. To lure (a person) into a swindle.

ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps short for shillaber


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