| 单词 | at or on the creep |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat or on the creep e. Stealthy robbery; petty thieving; esp. in a brothel. So at or on the creep: engaged in stealthy robbery. Also attributive. Criminals' slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > in sneaking manner manticulation1623 sneak1699 hole-creeping1852 creep1928 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > by or in manner of theft [phrase] > engaged in theft on the game1839 upon (also on) the town1842 at or on the creep1928 on the knock-off1936 1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May (1929) xxxi. 257 She may decide to shift to the creep or panel game. 1931 C. Rimington Bon Voyage Bk. 89/2 At the creep, picking lady's skirt pocket while walking. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad i. 15 Billy's at ‘the Creep’ means that Billy earns his living stealing by stealth from tills whilst a shop is momentarily unwatched, or from a warehouse. 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights iii. 121 A geezer who got captured while he was out on the creep, he used to go out and creep about all over the place trying to find things to knock off. One of his favourite stokes was creep offices [sic] in the city..during the lunch hour. < as lemmas |
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