Monday, February 9, 2009

Scrounge - is it a verb?

Scrounge and scrounger.

What's your definition?

I think it denotes asking for something, usually an object, as gift. That is not expecting to pay for it.

So -
Scrounge a sandwich from the kitchen
Scrounge the usable wood going into a skip

A scounger is someone, usually a bit unwelcome, who is always scrounging something from me.

'He's a right scrounger'

Thinking Box:
Skip - how did an action become the word for a waste container?

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