Peter Funk

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Noun

Peter Funk (plural Peter Funks)

  1. (slang, archaic) A shill bidder at an auction.
    • 2015, Brian P. Luskey, Wendy A. Woloson, Capitalism by Gaslight, page 119:
      While some stories about mock auctions asked readers to examine their own greed, others identified mock auctioneers and Peter Funks as scapegoats who took the blame for bad behavior in the market.

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