soft begging

noun

The practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.

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Meanings

nounsoft begging (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableThe practice of indirectly soliciting money or other material benefits from members of an online community, often with sad stories of personal or family hardship intended to evoke feelings of sympathy.
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APA

soft begging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20begging

MLA

“soft begging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20begging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft begging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20begging.

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