beggar-my-neighbor

[ beg-er-mahy-ney-ber ]

/ ˈbɛg ər maɪˈneɪ bər /

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noun

beggar-your-neighbor.

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Nearby words

begetter, beggar, beggar description, beggar's opera, the, beggar's-lice, beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, beggar-ticks, beggar-your-neighbor, beggardom, beggarly

Origin of beggar-my-neighbor

First recorded in 1725–35

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Examples from the Web for beggar-my-neighbor

Let's have a drop of grog and a turn-to at Beggar-my-Neighbor.
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