spange

Definitions

To beg, particularly using the phrase “spare change?”

US, intransitive

Examples

“1996, Tim “Salvage”, quoted in Ian Fisher, “Erin’s looking for Leg-Rub Steve. Fly’s looking for CD’s to steal⟳. Star’s looking for Jaya. And it’s starting to get⟳ cold.” I don’t spange much because I really don’t like⟳ doing it. I eat⟳ out of trash cans a lot.”

“2009, Kelly Myers, 33, quoted in Joe Deegan, “Nowhere To Go”, San Diego Reader Then my father would send⟳ all us kids out to ‘spange’ [beg⟳ for spare⟳ change⟳]. You could sometimes make⟳ $50 a day by spanging. Other days you might make⟳ a dollar.”

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