shopliftingn.

Brit.

/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shop n., lifting n.

Etymology: < shop n. + lifting n. Compare earlier shoplift n., shoplifter n., and later shoplift v.

The action of stealing goods from a shop, esp. while pretending to be a customer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from shops

shoplifting1676

hoist1795

hoisting1936

five-finger discount1966

1676 True Narr. Proc. Old-Bayly 13–16 Dec. 5 Two Legerdemain Ladies of profound experience in the mysteries of Shop lifting..were convicted for stealing two pieces of Callicoe.

1698 Act 10 William III c. 12 §1 in Statutes of Realm (1963) VII. 511 The Crime of stealing Goods privately out of Shops and Warehouses commonly called Shop-lifting.

1747 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 45/1 Executed at Tyburn..for shoplifting.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xi. 57 More..people were bubbled out of their goods and money by it in one twelve-month, than by pocket-picking and shop-lifting in seven.

1777 Parl. Reg. (13th Session, 14th Parl.) VII. 178 The shop-lifting act was to prevent bankers' and silver-smiths', and other shops, where there are commonly goods of great value, from being robbed.

1822 Brit. Critic June 598 The old lady, (or, as she was playfully designated by her son James, old Gunpowder) was noted for her dexterity in shoplifting.

1850 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace II. iv. xiv. 182 A lady was convicted for shop-lifting, who actually carried on her person at the moment of the theft, the sum of 8,000l.

1925 Cent. Mag. Jan. 333/1 The big department stores have come to take for granted a certain amount of shoplifting as unpreventable.

1969 H. S. Thompson Let. 5 Oct. in Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 211 The book is too large for easy shop-lifting.

1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out 110 ‘Gee,’ she sighed, ‘only twenty shoplifting days left till Chrissy.’

2005 N. Hornby Long Way Down 88 Shoplifting..comes just after ponies and boy bands, and right before spliff and sex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shopliftingadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɪŋ/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shoplift n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < shoplift n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier shoplifter n., shoplifting n., and later shoplift v.

That engages in shoplifting.

ΚΠ

1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions vii. 109 They pursu'd a little Shoplifting Thief.

1836 London Mercury 16 Oct. 3/3 (heading) Shoplifting gentleman.

1884 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 21 Mar. 2/6 The Chief Constable said the prisoner was a ‘regular shoplifting woman’.

1929 Manch. Guardian 22 Apr. 13/5 (heading) Shoplifting women fined.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 25/1 The..shoplifting teenagers..seemed to need no wicked example..to encourage their apparent avidity for Ojibway-inspired pole lamps.

2009 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 28 Aug. He chases after shoplifting kids between the ages of 10 to 16 at least three to four times a week.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shoplifting
释义	shopliftingn. Brit. /ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shop n., lifting n. Etymology: < shop n. + lifting n. Compare earlier shoplift n., shoplifter n., and later shoplift v. The action of stealing goods from a shop, esp. while pretending to be a customer. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from shops shoplifting1676 hoist1795 hoisting1936 five-finger discount1966 1676 True Narr. Proc. Old-Bayly 13–16 Dec. 5 Two Legerdemain Ladies of profound experience in the mysteries of Shop lifting..were convicted for stealing two pieces of Callicoe. 1698 Act 10 William III c. 12 §1 in Statutes of Realm (1963) VII. 511 The Crime of stealing Goods privately out of Shops and Warehouses commonly called Shop-lifting. 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 45/1 Executed at Tyburn..for shoplifting. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xi. 57 More..people were bubbled out of their goods and money by it in one twelve-month, than by pocket-picking and shop-lifting in seven. 1777 Parl. Reg. (13th Session, 14th Parl.) VII. 178 The shop-lifting act was to prevent bankers' and silver-smiths', and other shops, where there are commonly goods of great value, from being robbed. 1822 Brit. Critic June 598 The old lady, (or, as she was playfully designated by her son James, old Gunpowder) was noted for her dexterity in shoplifting. 1850 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace II. iv. xiv. 182 A lady was convicted for shop-lifting, who actually carried on her person at the moment of the theft, the sum of 8,000l. 1925 Cent. Mag. Jan. 333/1 The big department stores have come to take for granted a certain amount of shoplifting as unpreventable. 1969 H. S. Thompson Let. 5 Oct. in Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 211 The book is too large for easy shop-lifting. 1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out 110 ‘Gee,’ she sighed, ‘only twenty shoplifting days left till Chrissy.’ 2005 N. Hornby Long Way Down 88 Shoplifting..comes just after ponies and boy bands, and right before spliff and sex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shopliftingadj. Brit. /ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɪŋ/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shoplift n., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently < shoplift n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier shoplifter n., shoplifting n., and later shoplift v. That engages in shoplifting. ΚΠ 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions vii. 109 They pursu'd a little Shoplifting Thief. 1836 London Mercury 16 Oct. 3/3 (heading) Shoplifting gentleman. 1884 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 21 Mar. 2/6 The Chief Constable said the prisoner was a ‘regular shoplifting woman’. 1929 Manch. Guardian 22 Apr. 13/5 (heading) Shoplifting women fined. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 25/1 The..shoplifting teenagers..seemed to need no wicked example..to encourage their apparent avidity for Ojibway-inspired pole lamps. 2009 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 28 Aug. He chases after shoplifting kids between the ages of 10 to 16 at least three to four times a week. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676adj.1727
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