Spruik/カラス族

Spruik
Australian English

To advertise or promote a service or product. Somebody who does this is a spruiker. The name is also given to street-side touts who try to entice people into clubs, restaurants or other entertainment establishments.

日本語
1) 製品及びサービスを推薦・促進すること。この行為を行う人はspruikerと呼ばれる。
2) Spruikerは、バーかクラブやレストランなどをしつこく売り込む人に対して使われることもある。日本の繁華街などで集まる「カラス族」もオージー英語ではspruikerと呼ばれるはずだ。

Plain English
To plug, tout, harangue or sell and promote aggressively.

豪日米
Top athletes spruik anything if they’re paid well enough.十分なギャラを出せば、有名な選手どのものでも売り込む。Top athletes will plug anything if they’re paid well enough.
The spruiker introduced us to an exy restaurant.「カラス族」のお兄ちゃんが高いレストランを紹介してくれた。The tout introduced us to an expensive restaurant.

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