cadge
pronunciation
How to pronounce cadge in British English:
UK [kædʒ]
How to pronounce cadge in American English:
US [kædʒ]
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- Verb:
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
- obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
Word Origin
- cadge (v.)
- "to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse," mid-15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge "to fasten, to tie," which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Homeless people forced to cadge in subway stations .
- 2. Poor old uncle tompson used to cadge some money for cigarettes from me .
- 3. The police arrest 8 person who forge and cadge the fake advice note of matriculate .
- 4. There 's no reason why she should have come unless it was to cadge free drinks .
- 5. Go cadge some sugar from the lady next door .