| 单词 | five-finger discount |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfive-finger discount five-finger discount n. U.S. slang the activity or proceeds of stealing or of shop-lifting. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from shops shoplifting1676 hoist1795 hoisting1936 five-finger discount1966 1966 J. M. Brewer in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 241/2 Five-finger discount (stealing) pays off. 1976 J. K. Lieberman & N. S. Rhodes Compl. CB Handbk. v. 119 The perfect ‘gift’ for the ‘midnight shopper’ looking for a ‘five-finger discount’. 1983 J. S. Neaman & C. G. Silver Dict. Euphemisms 184 If it fell off the back of a lorry.., Americans might describe it in CB English as a five finger discount (stolen merchandise). < as lemmas |
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