to schnorr
- verb
- /ʃnɔr/
- Offensive
- They were tired of him always schnorring cigarettes instead of buying his own.
Examples
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Whenever we go out, he tries to schnorr drinks from everyone at the bar.
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She managed to schnorr a ride to the concert by promising snacks.
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He always schnorrs money from his friends.
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Why do you schnorr from others?
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He always tries to schnorr a free meal from his friends at lunch.
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When he needed cash, he would often schnorr money from his family.
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Stop schnorring and just ask for what you really want.
Synonyms
To get things by asking others without giving anything in return
To ask someone for something and get it without paying
To get things by asking people again and again, often without paying
Antonyms
How Insistent
- Informal
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schnorr comes from Yiddish schnorrn and German schnorren, both meaning 'to beg' or 'to scrounge', and the related word schnorrer names a person who asks for free things. So, to schnorr is to try to get money or goods by begging or freeloading.