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Spanger

//ˈspeɪnd͡ʒɚ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    beggar, one who uses the phrase “spare change?” US, derogatory, slang

    "I squatted down on the sidewalk to get eye level with the spanger (someone who asks passerbys for spare change)."

Etymology

From spange + -er (“person who does”), root blend of spare + change, from stereotyped phrase “spare change?”, “spare any change?”.

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