schnorr
Pronunciations
schnorr | (SHNOR) | listen |
Definitions
v. To get something for free, to mooch.
v. To beg, to request money.
Example Sentences
"You know he's going to try to get you to drive him again today--he's always schnorring rides."
"To many, this is a pejorative term,
implying begging to be a negative attribute. 'Schnorring' is also a respectable and honorable profession –
that of fundraising. Many organizations would never remain viable except for the efforts of their member “schnorrers” or the efforts of professional fundraisers." (source)
"No schnorring! I refuse to ask anyone for even a shekel."
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
שנאָר(ע)ן shnor(e)n 'beg, go begging' (verbal stem is שנאָר shnor)
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
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Alternative Spellings
shnorr, schnor, shnor
Notes
See also schnorrer.
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