e-begging

English

Etymology

e- +‎ begging

Noun

e-begging (uncountable)

  1. The act of asking strangers for money via the Internet.
    • 2016, Meet the students crowdfunding their tuition, The Guardian:
      Shameless e-begging, or a justified act of financial desperation? The idea of crowdfunding university fees will certainly divide opinion.
    • 2014, Amanda Palmer: From being a living statue to crowdfunding a $1.2m album, The Independent:
      Many critics still dismiss crowdfunding as a form of "digital panhandling" or "e-begging"
    • 2008, O'Reilly Media, YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts‎:
      A typical e-begging video is in serious tone, with an artificially humble YouTuber explaining some recent crisis they've had to endure .

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