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teenagers/young adults (who are perfectly capable of getting jobs) who stand in front of 7-11 and ask people for spare change so they can travel around the country on tour with some crappy jam band

combo of "spare changer"
"I can't even walk down the damn street without those fucking spangers begging me for my last quarter!"
spanger by lulu98 December 28, 2005

e-spanger 

E-Spanger (electronic spare changer) pronounced E-spain-ger is a person who solicits virtually for the immediate donation of money or other gratuity via online personal funding or crowdfunding websites for questionable or unverifiable private or social causes. This may be done by social media or email (asking, requesting, coercing (badgering), sympathy appeals). It is the habitual manipulative or coercive use of another individual's sympathy, guilt, or insecurity for monetary gain. It is a form of emotional and financial abuse - in some cases, fraud or misappropriation of funding.
My Facebook friend, Jill, created a gofundme page to ask for money for her surgery explaining that she was uninsured and had a life-threatening illness. She received thousands of dollars from many sympathetic friends when I found out later that the money was actually used to pay for an elective, cosmetic procedure, her last month’s rent and some Star Wars and Star Trek collectibles. She’s an e-spanger.
e-spanger by gofundyourself August 10, 2016

Question Spawner 

Someone who answers a direct question with three stupid, usually unrelated, questions. The “spawning questions” are designed to be just a little more obtuse or urgent than your original direct question.

What is most annoying, is that the Question Spawner actually believes that he/she has answered your original question.

A Question Spawner is able to magnify the confusion of any given situation exponentially -- especially in large group settings.
You..."Joe, when will you be done with the project?"

Question Spawner
"Do you know when Bill is going to be back from vacation?"

"Have you heard whether we are going to release the product into China?"

"Do you know what the advertising budget for this project?"

You again...."Joe, when will you be done with the project?"
A person(usu. a homeless person or young adult) who asks people for spare change for drugs,alcohol,cigarettes,etc...
The spanger stood infront of Wal-Mart and asked for change.
Spanger by Tarzan Trent February 14, 2006
Combination of the words "Space" and "Ranger". Originally from an edit of the original Toy Story.
"I think the word you're searching for is 'spanger.'"
Spanger by blue_jay_way October 28, 2020
A unknown person you have never seen before, often almost appearing to have "spawned" into existence. A spawner has no defining traits, and often are completely forgettable. Spawners behave in a very similar fashion to video game NPCs, in that they appear out of thin air and rarely possess a personality that isn't surface-level.
Person A: Who is that guy? Never seen him before.
Person B: I have no idea. He's a total spawner.
Spawner by The Real Pain November 10, 2019
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026

square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026
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