e-begging

English

Etymology

From e- +‎ begging.

Noun

e-begging (uncountable)

1. The act of asking strangers for money via the Internet.
   • 2016, Meet the students crowdfunding their tuition, The Guardian:

     Shameless e-begging, or a justified act of financial desperation? The idea of crowdfunding university fees will certainly divide opinion.

   • 2014, Amanda Palmer: From being a living statue to crowdfunding a $1.2m album, The Independent:

     Many critics still dismiss crowdfunding as a form of "digital panhandling" or "e-begging"

   • 2008, O'Reilly Media, YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts‎^[1]:

     A typical e-begging video is in serious tone, with an artificially humble YouTuber explaining some recent crisis they've had to endure .

Synonyms

• cyberbegging

See also

• crowdfunding
• begging