nudging

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English

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Verb

nudging

  1. present participle and gerund of nudge

Noun

nudging (plural nudgings)

  1. The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
  2. Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.
    It has been remarked that nudging is also a euphemism for psychological manipulation as practiced in social engineering.

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English nudging.

Noun

nudging c

  1. A nudging, hinting or influencing people's choices.
    • 2023 September 27, Johan Croon, “Ica testar nudging på ekovaror i flera butiker [ICA is testing nudging on organic products in multiple stores.]”, in Fri Köpenskap:
      ICA ska öka försäljningen av ekolo- giska varor genom nudging för att vända den negativa trenden av eko- livsmedel.
      ICA is going to increase the sales of organic products through nudging to reverse the negative trend of organic food.

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