拾ひろい食ぐい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

scavenging for food; eating food off the ground

Refers to picking up and eating food that has fallen or been discarded, often used for animals or as a warning to children.

• 犬いぬが道みちで拾ひろい食ぐいをしてはいけません。

  The dog mustn't scavenge for food on the street.

• 子こ供どもに拾ひろい食ぐいはやめなさいと言いった。

  I told the child to stop eating food off the ground.