sponge

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sponge definition


and spunge
  1. in.
    to drink heavily. : She was sponging like there was no tomorrow.
  2. n.
    a drunkard; a tippler. (See also blotter.) : She was a spunge, and she wasn't going to do anything about it.
  3. n.
    a parasitic person. : Here comes that sponge, Willy. Hide your wallet, pencils, glasses, and any clothes in his size.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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sponge

In addition to the idiom beginning with sponge, also see throw in the sponge.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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