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Definition of sponge

sponge

noun

  • a person who remembers (absorbs) information well.
                                                                                                                                                     

    Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    A person who always finds an excuse for not being able to pay for anything.

    Last edited on Aug 16 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 19 2011.

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Definitions include: a boring, humorless person; "wet blanket".
Definitions include: to want something to drink.
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