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pump_and_dump

pump and dump

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Noun

pump and dump ‎(plural pump and dumps)

  1. (finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates artificial excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down
  2. (slang) A situation where a person has sex with a partner on a single occasion, without immediate intention of further contact or pursuing a serious relationship.
    • 2000, Randy Boyd, Bridge Across the Ocean, West Beach Books (2000), ISBN 9780966533354, page 80:
      "She's the one who wants a quick ****. I need more than that — not a wedding ring — but she's already been with two other guys this week. In this day and age? No way."
      "I don't blame you. I gave up the ol' pump and dump recently myself."
    • 2001, Stuart Hazleton, Sexscopes: How to Seduce, Stimulate, and Satisfy Any Sign, Fireside (2001), ISBN 9780743203005, page 47:
      Getting a Taurus female into bed a second time is much easier than doing the same to her male counterpart: Taurus females are less lazy and stubborn and they view sexuality as more of a give-and-take than their pump-and-dump brethren.
    • 2009, Lisa Daily, How to Date Like a Grown-Up: Everything You Need to Know to Get Out There, Get Lucky, or Even Get Married in Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond, Sourcebooks Casablanca (2009), ISBN 9781402216848, page 153:
      I am tired of the pump-and-dump lifestyle, so please help me stop acting like a ****.

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pump and dump ‎(third-person singular simple present pumps and dumps, present participle pumping and dumping, simple past and past participle pumped and dumped)

  1. To use a breast pump and then discard the milk, typically because one has had an infection, or been drinking alcohol.
    • 2000, Claire Martin, The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver, p. 19:
      Should you pump and dump after having a margarita?
    • 2010, Robin Elise WeissThe Better Way to Breastfeed, p. 283:
      Again, check with your doctors to see which medications you will be given and how long you would need to pump and dump, if at all.
    • 2012, Gabbe, Niebyl et al., Obstetrics: Normal and problem pregnancies, p. 559:
      A fifth principle and a constant challenge is the blanket proscription by radiologists (and x-ray technicians) to “pump and dump” breast milk for 24 to 48 hours when radiocontrast agents are used.
  2. (transitive, slang) To have sex with a partner on a single occasion, without intention or prospects of further contact, or engaging in a serious relationship.
    • 1998, Larry Bonko, "Readers Defend Teen-Age Soap", The Virginian-Pilot, 3 April 1998:
      Do kids not yet old enough for a learner's permit think about sex 1000 times day, talk about cheerleaders who get "pumped and dumped," […]
    • 2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, Trafford Publishing (2005), ISBN 1412052521, page 97:
      This 'lightning shag' will give you 'hand' as most women hate the idea of being 'pumped and dumped'.
    • 2010, Detmar Blow (with Tom Sykes), Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow, HarperCollins (2010), ISBN 9780062020871, page 52:
      Issie, when telling me about the event, pointed out with a certain pride that she was not 'pumped and dumped'; she and Wolf were to remain together for the next two years.
    • 2011, Chris Illuminati, A**holeology: The Cheat Sheet: Put the Science Into Practice in Everyday Situations, Adams Media (2011), ISBN 9781440510175, pages 76-77:
      Now that you're done pumping and dumping the female intern and spending your day formulating ways to get her fired, you've got a pile of work on your desk as high as Willie Nelson on his tour bus.
    • 2011, Cass Miller, Council Flats & Fiesta's:[sic] More Adventure's[sic] of Adele Prest, AuthorHouse (2011), ISBN 9781456792855, page 197:
      Life since our arrest back in Paris had been manic, things for me had been ok, I forgot about Joe pumping and dumping me.

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