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Worm Sponger Crossword Clue

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noun

• carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

verb

• draw blood

35%5 [Give me the worm! Give me the worm!]
noun

• the short weak cry of a young bird

verb

• make high-pitched sounds

34%5 A British slang term for a parasite or sponger
noun

• a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses

• someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

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