单词 | porch pirate |
释义 | > as lemmasporch pirate porch pirate n. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American) a person who steals parcels that have been delivered and left unattended outside the intended recipient's home, business, etc. Π 2007 Global Broadcast Database: 4 KFOR (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 1 Aug. Police say porch pirates have discovered a hidden treasure at your door step. 2015 South Florida Times (Electronic ed.) 26 Nov. 8 c Many porch pirates are low tech, simply cruising neighborhoods where they know deliveries are taking place and grabbing the unattended packages. 2022 @KMPHFOX26 19 June in twitter.com (accessed 23 June 2022) Do you know this porch pirate? She was caught on camera stealing a package containing cookware. < as lemmas |
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