Cadge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ask for and get free; be a parasite

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐfˈeɪʒə/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈadʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈadʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæɾɐfˈeɪʒə/.

Examples

he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sponge mooch grub scrounge schnorr shnorr bum

Parts of Speech

verb	ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb	obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”

Word Forms

moocher	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
bum	noun	person who does no work
cadger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
sponge	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponger	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
scrounger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnorren

umsonst bitten und frei werden; ein Parasit sein

🇫🇷French

quémander

demandez et obtenez gratuitement ; être un parasite

🇪🇸Spanish

gorronear

pide y obtén gratis; ser un parásito

🇮🇹Italian

scroccare

chiedere e ottenere gratis; essere un parassita

🇳🇱Dutch

venten

vraag en krijg gratis; een parasiet zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

cague

peça e ganhe de graça; ser um parasita

🇷🇺Russian

выпрашивать

попроси и получи бесплатно; быть паразитом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भीख मांगना

मांगो और मुक्त हो जाओ; परजीवी बनो

🇧🇩Bengali

খাঁচা

জন্য জিজ্ঞাসা করুন এবং বিনামূল্যে পান; একটি পরজীবী হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

கேட்ஜ்

கேட்டு இலவசம்; ஒட்டுண்ணியாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కేడ్జ్

అడగండి మరియు ఉచితంగా పొందండి; పరాన్నజీవిగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅज

विचारा आणि विनामूल्य मिळवा; परजीवी व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેજ

માટે પૂછો અને મફત મેળવો; પરોપજીવી બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಜ್

ಕೇಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ; ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿಯಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഡ്ജ്

സൗജന്യമായി ചോദിക്കുക; ഒരു പരാന്നഭോജിയാകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਜ

ਮੰਗੋ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਫ਼ਤ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ; ਇੱਕ ਪਰਜੀਵੀ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیج

مانگیں اور مفت حاصل کریں؛ ایک پرجیوی ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乞讨

索要并获得免费；成为寄生虫

🇯🇵Japanese

檻

求めて自由を得てください。寄生虫になる

🇰🇷Korean

새장

요청하고 무료로 받으세요. 기생충이 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn xin

yêu cầu và được miễn phí; là một ký sinh trùng

🇹🇭Thai

ขอทาน

ขอและรับฟรี; เป็นปรสิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

hidup berkat orang lain

minta dan dapatkan gratis; menjadi parasit

🇲🇾Malay

sangkar

minta dan dapatkan percuma; menjadi parasit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسول

اطلب واحصل مجانا؛ يكون طفيليا

🇮🇷Persian

قفس

درخواست کنید و رایگان بگیرید؛ انگل باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

çağrı

isteyin ve ücretsiz alın; parazit olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁנוֹרֵר

לבקש ולקבל בחינם; להיות טפיל

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