pump and dumps

Noun

pump and dump (countable and uncountable, plural pump and dumps)

1. A form of financial fraud where the fraudster purchases stocks at a very low price, generates excitement about those stocks in order to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price depreciates.
   • […] Mr. Colt bought the stocks in advance of his tips and sold them at a profit as soon as his followers bid up the prices. The stocks then plunged back to earth, causing losses for unwary investors in what the S.E.C. called an updated version of the classic market manipulation known as a pump and...2000 March 3, Alex Berenson, “S.E.C. Reaches Settlement in Web-Based ‘Pump and Dump’ Case”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms:

   buy, lie and sell high

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.
   • “#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.2018 April 20, Alexia Fernández, “Behati Prinsloo Mom-Shamed for 'Pump and Dump' Breastfeeding Photo at Coachella”, in People
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.
   • "She's the one who wants a quick fuck. I need more than that – not a wedding ring – but she's already been with two other guys this week. In this day and age? No way."
     "I don't blame you. I gave up the ol' pump and dump recently myself."2000, Randy Boyd, Bridge Across the Ocean, West Beach Books, published 2000, →ISBN, page 80

   Synonyms:

   fuck and chuck, hit it and quit it, smash and dash, one-night stand

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