Tróger

Tróger

Meaning:

freeloader (person), but even stronger: someone whose existence is pretty useless and he just tries to get by with shady methods, taking advantage and occasionally cheating other people

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

ROGER (Federer) is not a Tróger.

Example sentences:

Tróger vagy, nem celeb.

You’re not a celebrity, but a tróger.

[Tróger you-are, not celeb(rity).]

Ne trógerkedj, hanem kelj fel és kezdj magaddal valamit!

Stop tróger-ing around; get up and make good use of your time!

[Not tróger-you, but get-you up and start-you with-yourself something!]

Related terms:

naplopó – a “day-stealer”. Similarly to tróger, a lazy person who just “steals the day” without doing anything meaningful

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