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British slang for obtaining goods and services without having to pay for them. The word can be used in two rather different ways:
1 If it is for personal advantage then the word has certain negative implications, that the person doing the
scrounging is not wholly trustworthy;
2 If it is to further a project at work or to obtain goods, materials or money for a charity then there can be a certain
amount of admiration.
1 If it is for personal advantage then the word has certain negative implications, that the person doing the
scrounging is not wholly trustworthy;
2 If it is to further a project at work or to obtain goods, materials or money for a charity then there can be a certain
amount of admiration.
1 “I see Jan’s mumping drinks again.”
“What a scrounging old fart she is.”
2 “How did you get the job finished so quickly?
“Johnny went out scrounging and brought back some brand new 2 x 1 someone had dumped in a skip.”
“What a scrounging old fart she is.”
2 “How did you get the job finished so quickly?
“Johnny went out scrounging and brought back some brand new 2 x 1 someone had dumped in a skip.”
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Get the Scrounging mug.British slang for obtaining goods or services without having to pay for them. This can be for personal advantage or to further a project or piece of work; it can also be to obtain goods, materials or money for a charitable organisation.
How did you get the job finished so quickly?
Johnny went out scrounging and brought back some plastic piping, brand new, that someone had dumped in a skip.
Johnny went out scrounging and brought back some plastic piping, brand new, that someone had dumped in a skip.
by Croatalin May 11, 2014
Get the Scrounging mug.A marijuana user who will go to great lengths to gather any and all remnants of leaves, stems, seeds, etc... from all pieces of paraphernalia, bottles, cases, etc... to get high until his/her dealer calls them back, which always holds enormous uncertainties.
Kevin, the ultimate scrounger, accumulated enough scraps to fill a bowl for two, right after I had told him we were out.
by JimmyJohns09 November 15, 2009
Get the Ultimate Scrounger mug.Someone who doesnt smoke on a regular basis but they will steal, or scrounge, one of your cigarettes due to their 'social' or 'casual' smoking habits. You are normally liable to be scrounged from after these 'casual' smokers have had a beer or two.
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Get the Scrounger mug.Look at all them scroungers up North comin' up each other's houses with chainsaws and god knows what. Broken Britain.
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