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cadge

UK/kæd͡ʒ/ US/ˈkædʒ/ uncommon obsolete slang uk us

verb

1.

ask for and get free; be a parasite

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2.

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

  • “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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Origin

From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”).

Phrases

  • on the cadge

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