| 释义 |
pling, v. U.S. slang.|plɪŋ|
[Origin unknown.]
intr. and trans. To beg; to beg from (someone); pling the stem (see quot. 19272). Hence ˈplinger, a beggar; ˈplinging vbl. n.
1913L. Livingston Trail of Tramp vii. 55 The other one will make a good assistant for me in plinging. Ibid. 56 It meant for James McDonald that he had become an apprentice for Kansas Shorty, the Plinger—a begging tramp. 1915N.Y. World 9 May (Suppl.) 14/3 Plinging, to reach out for ‘handouts’; to beg. 1927Amer. Speech II. 390/1 A street is..a stem... Dinging the stem is known as mooching, stemming and plinging. Plinging 'em right and left is an arduous occupation, calling for gall, tact and sharp eyes. 1927Dialect Notes V. 459 Pling the stem, to beg money on the street. 1931G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 148 Pling, to beg on the street, probably a corruption of ‘pillinge’. |