noun
- people who publicly help or promote a person or organization for reasons that are not honest or sincere
Usage: informal
verb
- acts as a shill; promotes someone or something in a deceptive way
Usage: informal
Examples
- The casino used shills to make the poker games look more exciting.
- Several online reviewers turned out to be shills for the company.
- He shills for various products on his social media accounts.
- The auction house was accused of using shills to drive up prices.
- She refuses to shill for brands she doesn’t actually use.
- The politician’s supporters were accused of being paid shills.
- The company was caught using shills in online forums.