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hustle

UK/ˈhʌsəl/ US/ˈhʌsʌl/ fairly common informal slang
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

cause to move furtively and hurriedly

  • “The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater”
2.

move or cause to move energetically or busily

  • “The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance”
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3.

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

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noun

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Origin

From Dutch husselen or by metathesis from Dutch hutselen (“to shake up”), a frequentative of hutsen (“to stir, to move something (back and forth)”).

Phrases

  • ear hustle
  • hustle alarm
  • hustle and bustle
  • hustle kingdom
  • hustle up
  • on the hustle
  • side hustle

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