change jingler
change jingler by Eddie Dean January 8, 2009
Change jangler
noun
Pronunciation: CHAYNJ-jang-glur
1.a. A derogatory term for a vagrant or panhandler who solicits money in public spaces by rattling a cup or tin filled with coins to attract attention and encourage donations. Often associated with loitering or aggressive begging tactics.
1.b. A petty grifter or low-level scam artist who hustles for small amounts of money through manipulative or deceptive means, often blending into street-level schemes.
2. A pejorative label for an ineffectual political party or governing body known for its chronic inefficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and inability to deliver meaningful solutions. Characterized by dragging out simple legislative processes, wasting resources, and producing minimal or misguided results.
Pronunciation: CHAYNJ-jang-glur
1.a. A derogatory term for a vagrant or panhandler who solicits money in public spaces by rattling a cup or tin filled with coins to attract attention and encourage donations. Often associated with loitering or aggressive begging tactics.
1.b. A petty grifter or low-level scam artist who hustles for small amounts of money through manipulative or deceptive means, often blending into street-level schemes.
2. A pejorative label for an ineffectual political party or governing body known for its chronic inefficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and inability to deliver meaningful solutions. Characterized by dragging out simple legislative processes, wasting resources, and producing minimal or misguided results.
1.a-b Example:“That guy pretending to have a broken car for gas money? Total change jangler move.”
2. Example:
“That committee has become a bunch of change janglers — months of debate and still no progress on the housing crisis.”
2. Example:
“That committee has become a bunch of change janglers — months of debate and still no progress on the housing crisis.”
Change jangler by Emerald City May 31, 2025
Related Words
Jingle my Change
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Jingle my Change by RedRockRun October 18, 2013
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."
or
"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
or
"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026
fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)