beggar-my-neighbor

[ beg-er-mahy-ney-ber ]

noun

1. beggar-your-neighbor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beggar-my-neighbor¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Nowhere was that more evident than in eastern Europe, where beggar-my-neighbor policies have led countries alternately to try to block the flow or shunt it somewhere else.

From Reuters

If the monetary authorities of the Euro-zone and other depreciating countries were driving their exchange rates down through intervention in the foreign exchange markets, it would be considered overt beggar-my-neighbor behavior.

From Forbes

These continued links in turn led Afghan intelligence to forge links with the Pakistan Taliban in a beggar-my-neighbor approach, further undermining regional trust.

From Newsweek

Martin Wolf, writing in the Financial Times, said Germany's 'beggar-my-neighbor policies' were exporting bankruptcy and unemployment and were inconsistent with the euro zone's commitments to the Group of 20 leading economies.

From Reuters