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Brian Murrell

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Chuggers
« on: February 20, 2012, 08:47:55 PM »
I came across a news page that claims the word "chuggers", used to discribe aggressive charity collectors, was an Anglo-Saxon word. So does anyone know if it is and what was its original meaning.

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Iohannes

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Re: Chuggers
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 10:39:06 AM »
I searched Etymonline for 'chuggers' but no luck, I'm afraid  :-[! I just found an entry for the verb 'to chug', but it doesn't seem to make sense in respect of what you're looking for, Brian:

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1866, echoic of a working steam engine. As a verb, from 1896. Related: Chugged; chugging. Drinking sense attested by 1940s (chug-a-lug), probably imitative of the sound of swallowing.
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Re: Chuggers
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 02:13:48 PM »
I thought it was a play on "charity mugger"?  If so, no link at all to OE. 
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