stoozer
English
Etymology
stooze + -er
Noun
stoozer (plural stoozers)
- A person who makes a profit by stoozing.
- 2007, Tony Thorne, Shoot the Puppy: A Survival Guide to the Curious Jargon of Modern Life, →ISBN:
- Stoozers' activities are not strictly illegal, as long as no false declarations are involved, but are morally dubious at the very least and banks are right now taking steps to curb the practice.
- 2009 March 20, Mark Price, “Student gets money for nothing from banks”, in Otago Daily Times:
- Wikipedia suggests stoozing was named after an internet discussion board contributor, Stooz, who was a prolific stoozer.
- 2014 June 19, Sophie Christie, “£5000 a year for nothing: could 'stoozing' make a comeback?”, in The Telegraph:
- But in today’s market there are other deterrents for would-be stoozers.
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