cadge /kædʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Scottish English ; Origin: cadger 'carrier, trader' (15-19 centuries) , from cadge 'to tie' (14-19 centuries) ]
British English informal to ask someone you know for something such as food, money, or cigarettes, because you do not have any or do not want to pay
cadge something from/off somebody
I cadged a lift from Joanna.