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spanger

Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

The English word “spanger” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. beggar, one who uses the phrase “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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