schmarotzen

Meaning

1. (intransitive, weak) to sponge, to freeload
2. (intransitive, weak) to parasitize

Concepts

sponge

🧽

freeload

be parasitic

cadge

parasitize

scrounge

leech

live on others

Synonyms

anlehnen

auflaufen

schnorren

nassauern

parasitieren

auf Kosten anderer leben

Translations

klaplopen

op de schobberdebonk lopen

parasiteren

parasitar

parasitar

gorrear

gorronería

gorronear

garronear

virir de gorra

vivir como parásito

otlakçılık yapmak

sırtından geçinmek

asalak yaşamak

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sn̩]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: smorotzen

In summary

15th c. Middle High German smorotzen (“to beg”), further origin unclear; whether or not the word is from Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) cannot be proven with certainty. Possibly a blend of schnorren (“to beg”) and late Middle High German mutzen (“to cut off, trim”).