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单词 plinger
释义

plingern.

Brit. /ˈplɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈplɪŋər/
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare later pling v.
U.S. slang. Now rare.
A beggar.
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the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] > beggar
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eremite1495
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truandals1523
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jockey1685
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thigster1710
prog1828
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panhandler1893
Weary Willie1896
schlepper1901
plinger1904
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tapper1930
clochard1940
1904 N.Y. Times 25 Dec. iii. 3/3 The Plinger.—He is generally an able-bodied man and asks for a few cents to make up a dime for a bed or carfare.
1913 ‘A No. 1’ Trail of Tramp vii. 56 It meant for James McDonald that he had become an apprentice for Kansas Shorty, the Plinger—a begging tramp.
1931 Amer. Speech 7 112 Plinger..a bum or street beggar who ‘plings’ or ‘mooches’ passers-by.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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