nudging

nudging

1. present participle and gerund of nudge

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.

• dunging

Unadapted borrowing from English nudging.

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.

• nudging in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nudging in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)