Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Dogecoin is just a hustle

English answer:

dogecoin is just a scam

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
May 11, 2021 20:55
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English term

Dogecoin is just a hustle

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Hi

Elon Musk claimed that Dogecoin is just a hustle

What is the meaning of this term and the other common meaning like: Good Things Come To Those Who Hustle?

I've never been confused in English like that!

Full Article (Dogecoin is just a hustle):

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/09/investing/dogecoin-elon-m...

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May 17, 2021 06:53: airmailrpl Created KOG entry

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dogecoin is just a scam

dogecoin is just a hustle => dogecoin is just a scam

Good Things Come To Those Who Hustle? => Good Things Come To Those Who work hard
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neutral philgoddard : Did you read my answer?
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I think the word has any and all of the following connotations here:

hustle
b: to sell something to or obtain something from (someone) by energetic and especially underhanded activity : SWINDLE
hustling the suckers
an elaborate scam to hustle the elderly
c: to sell or promote energetically and aggressively
hustling a new product
d: to lure less skillful players into competing against oneself at (a gambling game)
hustle pool
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hustle

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Note added at 21 mins (2021-05-11 21:17:02 GMT)
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In your second example, the following definition (also from Webster's) applies:

to obtain by energetic activity —usually used with up
hustle up new customers
try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game
hustling up some grub

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Note added at 33 mins (2021-05-11 21:28:59 GMT)
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So Elon Musk is saying Dogecoin is dishonest, but your other quote means good things come to people who work hard.
Note from asker:
After watching this on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-CTLgeXZT0 We can see that Elon Musk was just joking saying that Dogecoin is tricky or a dishonest coin. Thank you
Peer comment(s):

agree Bruno Pavesi : It's been a bit hard to follow Elon's opinions on Doge, he's praised and criticized the coin on some occasions. But I think this time Hustle is employed as your last note mentions. Your input was an interesting read, by the way!
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to work hard

Hustle comes from the Dutch word for "shake" or "toss." As a noun, a hustle is a busy, hurried scene, like the hustle of the subway at rush hour. We also call the act of swindling a hustle, because it happens so fast. As a verb, hustle can either mean to swindle someone or to hurry them, or to work hard.

It is also defined as a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
Example sentence:

“she hustled bitcoin due to fear of missing out”

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