"spange" meaning in English

See spange in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /speɪnd͡ʒ/ Forms: spanges [present, singular, third-person], spanging [participle, present], spanged [participle, past], spanged [past]
Rhymes: -eɪndʒ Etymology: Blend of spare + change, from stereotyped phrase “spare change?”, “[can you] spare any change?” Etymology templates: {{blend|en|spare|change}} Blend of spare + change Head templates: {{en-verb}} spange (third-person singular simple present spanges, present participle spanging, simple past and past participle spanged)
  1. (US, intransitive) To beg, particularly using the phrase “spare change?” Tags: US, intransitive Derived forms: spanger, spanging

Inflected forms

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