Rug-pull
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈrʌɡˌpʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rug-pull is a noun meaning A sudden revelation that completely contradicts the assumptions one has been led to believe.
Meaning
A sudden revelation that completely contradicts the assumptions one has been led to believe.
More Meanings
- (cryptocurrencies) A fraud scheme where anonymous founders trick people into investing money for a cryptocurrency project which is then abandoned.
Example Sentences
Writing does need a shape, a beginning, middle, end. Highs and lows of action. Climaxes, rug-pulls, black moments, dénouements.
Perhaps this necessity to be on guard for the next rug-pull is what makes A Footstep of Air proceed in fatiguing seesaws instead of invigorating changes of pace.
Well, I think we're looking at a classic rug pull in just a few days. Once we pump the coin as high as it'll go, then I can register for an MSB with the federal government.
As a nurse she was all too familiar with the fragility of life, the cosmic rug-pull, the shadow on the X-ray, but she felt now a sudden, bracing reacquaintance with her own impermanance.
Word Forms
- rug-pulls
- rugpull
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eye-opener, mindquake, surprising, counterturn, change-up, revulsion.
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