Meaning & use
ligger
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British informal term for a person who attends parties, events, or receptions mainly for the free food, drink, or social benefit, without any real connection to the occasion.
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The launch party was full of liggers who had never actually read the author's book.
Security began checking invitations after too many liggers slipped into the gala.
A note on using this word
Ligger became especially associated with the British music and media scene of the 1980s and 90s, describing people who worked the free-party circuit.
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