cyberbegging

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cyber- +‎ begging

Noun[edit]

cyberbegging (uncountable)

  1. Requesting monetary donations by means of the Internet.
    Synonym: e-begging
    • 2002, Time, volume 160, page 29:
      Cyberbegging has grown big enough for a backlash to start: Bosnak's appeal has spawned such cyber-responses as savekarynnot.com and dontsavekaryn.com.
    • 2005, Adam J. Banks, Race, Rhetoric, and Technology: Searching for Higher Ground, page x:
      The story covers the phenomenon of cyberbegging. Privileged folks, mostly White I believe, have been hustling up tuition or wedding expenses.

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