schnorrv.

Brit.

/ʃnɔː/, U.S.

/ʃnɔr/

Forms: 1800s– schnorr, 1900s– shnorr.

Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish shnorn.

Etymology: < Yiddish shnorn < German schnorren to beg, to obtain (something) by begging (18th cent. as schnurren ; originally a cant word), specific sense development (with reference to beggars originally playing a Schnurre or Schnurrpfeife , a kind of musical instrument) of schnurren to make a buzzing noise, to purr, of imitative origin. Compare schnorrer n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly in Jewish usage).

1. intransitive. To beg or importune a person; to sponge (off a person); to ask for charity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > beg or be beggar [verb (intransitive)]

thigc1300

begc1384

crave1393

to go a-begged1393

prowl1530

to go (or have been) a begging1535

maund?1536

to bear the wallet1546

cant1567

prog1579

to turn to bag and wallet1582

skelder1602

maunder1611

strike1618

emendicate1623

mendicate1623

to go a-gooding1646

mump1685

shool1736

cadge1819

to stand pad1841

stag1860

bum1870

schnorr1875

panhandle1894

pling1915

stem1924

nickel-and-dime1942

1875 Young Israel Jan. 22 I live in Baker street; every one knew my nurse, who went shnorren (begging) to support us.

1894 I. Zangwill King of Schnorrers 394 Her husband dead, after a protracted illness that frittered away his savings;..her clothes tattered and flimsy; Flutter-Duck stood and schnorred.

1940 H. W. Katz No. 21 Castle Street ii. 94 What are you giving me money for? I don't want any money. Did I come to schnorr?

1975 Publishers Weekly 19 May 90/1 I hope to shnorr off a couple of Scottish landowners I've met here.

1993 G. Shapiro From Hunger 10 If he'd gone into the army he'd be getting veteran's benefits now, instead of schnorring off my son!

2007 New Republic (Nexis) 2 July 1 The press is agog at the pace at which presidential candidates are schnorring for cash.

2. transitive. To obtain (money, assistance, etc.) by begging, coaxing, or importuning a person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > beg [verb (transitive)]

beg?c1225

thigc1300

emendicate1611

mang1811

bum1863

schnorr1892

panhandle1894

yegg1916

ding1935

mump-

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto III. ii. vii. 125 Your father..stood in the Lane with lemons, and schnorred half-crowns of my father.

1917 G. Deutsch Scrolls II. 59 Count Mirbach..at one time condescended to ‘schnorr’ contributions for new churches from rich Jewish bankers.

1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave iv. 76 Box after box. Shnorred, with cunning and craft, from tough-minded Cousin Schmeilick.

1982 J. Sweet Ties ii. 46 I'm getting a little tired of shnorring rides from people.

2006 S. Boteach 10 Conversations iv. 87 Get rid of him. He's here to schnorr money.

Derivatives

ˈschnorring n.

ΚΠ

1875 Young Israel Nov. 658 Only schnorring strengthens the memory and makes people sharp, so that they always recognize a person they have once seen.

1955 Elchanite (Brooklyn, N.Y.) June 21/2 Our Charity Collector will continue his ‘schnorring’ at Brooklyn College.

2008 N.Y. Mag. 22 Sept. 99/3 Olmert is chased from office for schnorring of his own, holding his hand out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	schnorr
释义	schnorrv. Brit. /ʃnɔː/, U.S. /ʃnɔr/ Forms: 1800s– schnorr, 1900s– shnorr. Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish shnorn. Etymology: < Yiddish shnorn < German schnorren to beg, to obtain (something) by begging (18th cent. as schnurren ; originally a cant word), specific sense development (with reference to beggars originally playing a Schnurre or Schnurrpfeife , a kind of musical instrument) of schnurren to make a buzzing noise, to purr, of imitative origin. Compare schnorrer n. colloquial (originally and chiefly in Jewish usage). 1. intransitive. To beg or importune a person; to sponge (off a person); to ask for charity. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > beg or be beggar [verb (intransitive)] thigc1300 begc1384 crave1393 to go a-begged1393 prowl1530 to go (or have been) a begging1535 maund?1536 to bear the wallet1546 cant1567 prog1579 to turn to bag and wallet1582 skelder1602 maunder1611 strike1618 emendicate1623 mendicate1623 to go a-gooding1646 mump1685 shool1736 cadge1819 to stand pad1841 stag1860 bum1870 schnorr1875 panhandle1894 pling1915 stem1924 nickel-and-dime1942 1875 Young Israel Jan. 22 I live in Baker street; every one knew my nurse, who went shnorren (begging) to support us. 1894 I. Zangwill King of Schnorrers 394 Her husband dead, after a protracted illness that frittered away his savings;..her clothes tattered and flimsy; Flutter-Duck stood and schnorred. 1940 H. W. Katz No. 21 Castle Street ii. 94 What are you giving me money for? I don't want any money. Did I come to schnorr? 1975 Publishers Weekly 19 May 90/1 I hope to shnorr off a couple of Scottish landowners I've met here. 1993 G. Shapiro From Hunger 10 If he'd gone into the army he'd be getting veteran's benefits now, instead of schnorring off my son! 2007 New Republic (Nexis) 2 July 1 The press is agog at the pace at which presidential candidates are schnorring for cash. 2. transitive. To obtain (money, assistance, etc.) by begging, coaxing, or importuning a person. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > beg [verb (transitive)] beg?c1225 thigc1300 emendicate1611 mang1811 bum1863 schnorr1892 panhandle1894 yegg1916 ding1935 mump- 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto III. ii. vii. 125 Your father..stood in the Lane with lemons, and schnorred half-crowns of my father. 1917 G. Deutsch Scrolls II. 59 Count Mirbach..at one time condescended to ‘schnorr’ contributions for new churches from rich Jewish bankers. 1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave iv. 76 Box after box. Shnorred, with cunning and craft, from tough-minded Cousin Schmeilick. 1982 J. Sweet Ties ii. 46 I'm getting a little tired of shnorring rides from people. 2006 S. Boteach 10 Conversations iv. 87 Get rid of him. He's here to schnorr money. Derivatives ˈschnorring n. ΚΠ 1875 Young Israel Nov. 658 Only schnorring strengthens the memory and makes people sharp, so that they always recognize a person they have once seen. 1955 Elchanite (Brooklyn, N.Y.) June 21/2 Our Charity Collector will continue his ‘schnorring’ at Brooklyn College. 2008 N.Y. Mag. 22 Sept. 99/3 Olmert is chased from office for schnorring of his own, holding his hand out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1875
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