Meanings
nounPeter Funk (plural Peter Funks)
plural Peter Funks
- archaicslangA shill bidder at an auction.
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.
2015, Brian P. Luskey, Wendy A. Woloson, Capitalism by Gaslight, page 119
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