Cat-burglar

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar. rare

    "Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes! Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them! Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident."

Synonyms

All synonyms
cat-burglarizecat-burgle

Example

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"Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes! Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them! Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident."

Etymology

From cat burglar.

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