clapperdudgeon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

clapper +‎ dudgeon.

Noun[edit]

clapperdudgeon (plural clapperdudgeons)

(UK dialectal, archaic) A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms.

See also[edit]

slubberdegullion

Further reading[edit]

Jonathon Green (2024) “clapperdudgeon n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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