chugger

chug·ger

[chuhg-er]
noun Angling.
a type of plug that rests on the surface of the water and makes a popping sound when retrieved.
Also called popper.


Origin:
Scottish chug to tug + -er1

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chugger (ˈtʃʌɡə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal a charity worker who approaches people in the street to ask for financial support for the charity, esp regular support by direct debit
 
[C21: ch(arity) + (m)ugger]

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Chugger is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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