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spanging
English
Verb
spanging
- present participle of spang
- present participle of spange
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spanger
English
Etymology
spange +? -er (“person who does”), root blend of spare +? change, from stereotyped phrase “spare change?”, “spare any change?”
Pronunciation
Noun
spanger (plural spangers)
- (US, slang, derogatory) beggar, one who uses the phrase “spare change?”
- 2007, Pam Hogeweide, Spangers and Song on Hawthorne:
- I squatted down on the sidewalk to get eye level with the spanger (someone who asks passerbys for spare change).
- 2007, Pam Hogeweide, Spangers and Song on Hawthorne:
Usage notes
While sometimes used neutrally, more often used pejoratively, with connotations of professional begging.
Related terms
- spange
- spanging
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