pig butchering
A scam technique in which victims are tricked into investing large amounts of money…A scam technique in which victims are tricked into investing large amounts of money into a fictitious brokerage (usually a cryptocurrency wallet), which actually sends their funds directly to the scammers.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A scam technique in which victims are tricked into investing large amounts of money into a fictitious brokerage (usually a cryptocurrency wallet), which actually sends their funds directly to the scammers.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pig, butchering.
Origin
Calque from Mandarin 殺豬盤／杀猪盘 (shāzhūpán, “pig-butchering plate”).Calque from Mandarin 殺豬盤／杀猪盘 (shāzhūpán, “pig-butchering plate”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable