a lazy, workshy tosser who would rather let his friends pay for everything than put his hand in his own pocket

a phrase chiefly used in northern England.

it is a contracted form of "it'll be reet", where "reet" means "alright" or "OK".

living your life according to "be reet" is the only way to find happiness in life.

Somebody who frequently benefits from the generosity of others, but never returns the favor.

if someone is shot a dozen times in an online game but doesn't die. He is called a sponge.

comes form the absorbing powers sponges have.

A stingy prick who likes nothing more than to benefit from the generosity of his god-like friends.

1. someone who eats all your food, smokes all your weed, and takes all your shit.

A band that followed in the wake of the Grunge era. Sponge is a band out of Detroit that is still around today but is hardly noticed, with band members switching all the time, the only permanent member seems to be the frontman Vinnie Dombroski. They generated some buzz with their 1993 hits "Plowed" and "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" but soon went back underground for the most part.

With that aside, they probably deserve more attention than they are getting, because they've made some amazing tunes. Overall, a band I'm glad I discovered.