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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Street Charity #92867 01/21/03 05:34 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb OP Pooh-Bah OP dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK I came across a word today that was new to me and I rather like it, thought y'all might not know it. I Googled it and found the definition, so I guess it can’t be that new: Chugger – one of those people who stand on streets with collecting tins (or worse; direct-debit forms) and effectively mUG passers by for CHarity (or other supposed worthy cause)... a charity mugger. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Street Charity #92868 01/21/03 06:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear dxb: Must be UK usage. I got dozens of hits, mostly for fish baits, but none for charity bandits. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Street Charity #92869 01/22/03 04:12 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 If you put in "charity chugger" on Google, you get to the meat, Bill. EDIT: This gives quite a good explanation of the phenomenon: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2090680.stm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 769 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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