jackrollv.
/ˈdʒakrəʊl/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌroʊl/ U.S. slang. Now historical.
transitive. To rob or pickpocket (a person, esp. one who is drunk, drugged, or asleep). Cf. roll v.2 18e.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] > steal from > from a drunk or sleeping person
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1914 Helena (Montana) Independent 16 Apr. 4/5 He was ‘jack-rolled’ in West Madison street, and robbed of $75.
1965 S. E. Wallace Skid Row as Way of Life iii. 29 The police often use this as a handy reason for locking up a drunk: that he will freeze, be jack-rolled, or otherwise endangered.
1990 S. M. Steward Bad Boys & Tough Tattoos 120 Hustling the queers and jackrolling the girls he went with.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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