Cadging

According to Henry Miller, who calls it "mooching," when performed without squeamishness or reservations, cadging is both exhilarating and instructive. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Which has led some to wonder whether I am not cadging from the Great Britney for all of my posts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I determined, therefore, that I would do the proper thing, though I felt rather shy, and feared I might be looked upon as "cadging" for work. ❋ John St. Loe Strachey (1893)

He was "cadging" supplies to the camp that winter and was a witness at first hand of what happened. ❋ Unknown (1881)

After his family moved from a home close to Parkhead to a flat near Ibrox, Dalglish befriended a young Rangers player called Alex Miller and it was not unknown for him to skive off school in order to hang around the club before cadging favours from a senior pro. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Millions in the hands of my guardians, slathers of shekels of my mother's that'll be mine if she beats me to the crematory, another million waiting to be dug up, and in the meantime I'm cadging on Lavina for two drinks a day. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He is an enthusiast for Miller's squalid, obscene and exuberant prose style and makes a convincing case that it's the book's insolent tone—glorifying a life spent in deadbeat idleness, cadging drinks, bumming smokes, hustling for free meals and trying to scour up enough pocket change to visit brothels—even more than the now rather tame sex scenes that really incited the censors and book-banners. ❋ Lee Sandlin (2012)

Gary Rutherford was identified as the only possibility, but had already left the course, cadging a lift in a horsebox, after taking part in the first race. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Finding it is more like picking up a latte at Starbucks than cadging a handout in a dark alley. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If a team charges enough, cadging a ticket to the game could be called grand larceny. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Next week, well, it doesn't look better, busy-wise, but it doesn't look like I need to start cadging ProVigil, either. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Interspersed were scenes of a young Tibetan reduced to cadging odd jobs from Chinese settlers and eventually being driven to seek employment hundreds of miles from home. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then follow rotting teeth smiles of vagabonds cadging quarters for cheap whisky wheezing sour breaths. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Transom couldn't resist cadging some free advice from Mr. Adler. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And yes those same executives who insist that directors, writers and actors are lucky to be paid the minimum are of course cadging gigantic salaries and flying private jets armed with golden parachutes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Margie had apparently decided to eat a second lunch and was cadging bites of everything from Allie, chatting quietly to herself between chews. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

[Can I] cadge a [Ciggy] ❋ A Butler ;o) (2003)

[That dog] has one [hairy] [cadge].... ❋ Mu-1 (2008)

a boy called cadge is cadging off in a [computer room] with other people in it.......[bt] ,[uhoh],he gets seen doing it by some cool,but unfortunate,kids ie fin bill joe n ross ❋ Radshape (2006)

I cadged you [chocolate bar] ❋ Yorkshiredave (2012)