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单词 freeload
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freeloadn.

Brit. /ˈfriːləʊd/, U.S. /ˈfriˌloʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: freeload v.
Etymology: < freeload v. Compare earlier freeloading n.
slang (originally U.S.).
A party or other event at which food and drink are free; an act of freeloading.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > other parties
play-party1796
tail1837
surprise-party1840
street party1845
costume party1850
pound party1869
all-nighter1870
neighbourhood party1870
simcha1874
ceilidh1875
studio party1875
pounding1883
house party1885
private function1888
shower1893
kitchen shower1896
kitchen evening1902
bottle party1903
pyjama party1910
block party1919
house party1923
after-party1943
slumber party1949
office party1950
freeload1952
hukilau1954
BYOB1959
pot party1959
bush party1962
BYO1965
wrap party1978
bop1982
warehouse party1988
rave1989
1952 Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Mississippi) 22 Aug. 10 (cartoon caption) ‘The joint's practically empty—that must have been some office picnic yesterday.’.. Counting the wounded the morning after the office freeload.
1963 J. N. Harris Weird World Wes Beattie (1966) ii. 23 People go pub crawling from room to room, having a good old freeload.
1971 A. Hailey Wheels xxviii. 389 A lavish, liquor-laced freeload which would be the last of its kind.
1995 Guardian 8 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 47/3 A tour round the Häagen Dazs factory..might sound like the freeload from heaven.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

freeloadv.

Brit. /ˈfriːləʊd/, U.S. /ˈfriˌloʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., load v.
Etymology: < free adj. + load v., after freeloader n. and freeloading n.
colloquial (originally U.S.).
intransitive. To behave as a freeloader; to partake of the free food, drink, benefits, etc., on offer. Also transitive with the food, etc., as object.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > eat in specific conditions [verb (intransitive)] > eat at another's expense
freeload1940
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour [verb (intransitive)] > be a parasite or sponger
hang1535
lick1602
parasite1609
shirk1633
sponge1673
scunge1846
coat-tail1852
leech1937
freeload1940
lig1960
1940 D. Runyon in Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 9 Apr. 10/5 We ran into an old time free-loader from out there not long ago... He has traveled much and free-loaded in many different places.
1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 19 C'mon, we'll go out and free load..some scat.
1967 B. Norman Matter of Mandrake viii. 56 Free-load, Neddy Masters had said. Get a little drunk.
1977 Zigzag Mar. 23/1 I freeload their beer to the accompaniment of Santana.
1994 I. Welsh Acid House 254 We installed ourselves in the kitchen and freeloaded as much drink as possible.
2006 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 23 Dec. a1 [He] said the Sunday ban wouldn't affect his holiday at all, as he is planning to freeload. ‘I'm hoping not to pay for my own booze,’ he said.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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