The meaning of the word "huckster" in prison and at will

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:47

The appeal "huckster" can be heard quite often, but many do not know what or, rather, whom this word means. Who are the hucksters, and why are they called that?

Who is this huckster

Huckster is a slang word originating from the criminal world. In Russia, this concept began to be used in the dashing 90s, when small business was developing. An unmeasured number of hucksters then divorced, since everyone wanted to sell something, do their own thing and get a considerable profit from it. There are many meanings of the word "huckster", since the concept is vague, but several basic ones can be distinguished.

• Illegal merchant, buyer of stolen goods. Engaged in the sale of weapons and other prohibited items on the black market.
• Drug dealer. In general, this value is very close to the first one, since a drug dealer may well sell weapons, but very often drug dealers are called hucksters. A good example in the movies is Jay and Silent Bob.
• In some cases, a huckster is just a very greedy, obnoxious salesman, eager to get a profit at any cost. The word has an offensive and derogatory meaning. Most often, such hucksters have veryfew buyers.

The meaning of the word "huckster" in prison

Let's move on. We have already figured out who a free huckster is. The meaning of the word in prison is somewhat distorted. In places not so remote, all merchants are generally called that. What they trade does not matter, the word "huckster" is applied to any dealer. Of course, it is difficult to find weapons and drugs in prison (but perhaps now prisoners have much more opportunities and a much more open connection with the will). But ordinary goods such as tea, cigarettes, hygiene items are in high demand. In prison, ordinary money is practically worthless, so most often there is a barter exchange: goods for goods. This is exactly the kind of trade that hucksters do.

Drug dealers who have flown from the outside are not treated very well in prison. According to thieves, it is understood that when you sell drugs, you destroy someone else's life and he alth for money, so you need to give drugs. The meaning of the word "huckster" has undergone changes, but retained its essence.