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freeloading

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free·load

   [free-lohd, -lohd]
–verb (used without object)Informal.
1.
to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to get by freeloading: He freeloaded several meals a week.
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Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; back formation from freeloader (free + load + -er1)

—Related forms
freeloader, noun
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freeloader (ˈfriːˌləʊdə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
slang a person who habitually depends on the charity of others for food, shelter, etc
 
'freeloading
 
—n

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freeload definition


  1. in.
    to live off someone else; to eat and drink at someone else's expense; to live off someone else. : Don't come around here and expect to freeload.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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