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Originally Posted by montsnmags
We sponge candy around these parts, any chance we get (he says, wondering is "sponge" has the same meaning as a metaphorical verb in regions beyond these shores).
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It makes sense in (UK) English - I'm imagining you wandering around people who have candy and trying to cadge some from them without having to pay or otherwise do anything for it.
You know how suddenly a word looks and sounds wrong? I'm having that with sponge right now.