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soft begging

soft begging noun: the practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.

Noun

soft begging (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.

Questions about soft begging

What does soft begging mean?
Soft begging means the practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.
What part of speech is soft begging?
Soft begging is a noun.

Words near soft begging in the dictionary

  1. soft as a baby's bottom
  2. soft as silk
  3. soft atheism
  4. soft atheist
  5. soft atheists
  6. soft begging
  7. soft bigotry of low expectations
  8. soft boiled
  9. soft bomb
  10. soft bombs
  11. soft boxing

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