Reverse Dictionary: THEFT

ADJECTIVES
► FURTUOSE much given to theft or stealing → 1727 obs.
► KLEPTISTIC pert. to theft; related to or consisting in stealing → 1742 
► LARCENISH disposed to larceny or small thefts → 1862 
► ON THE CHORIE engaged in thieving (as a regular occupation) → 1990 Sc. sl.
► ON THE COP engaged in theft → L19 sl.
► ON THE MAKE engaged in theft or swindling → 1868 US criminals’ sl.
► THEFTUOUS given to theft, thievish; dishonest; furtive, secret, sneaking → 1400 orig. Sc.

ADVERBS
► ON THE HOOK by or engaging in theft  → 1865 Amer. sl.
► THEFTUOUSLY by theft  → 1898 Sc.

NOUNS
► AREA SNEAK the practice of getting into the lower floors of a house unobserved via the area (a sunken court giving access to the basement of a house) in order to commit petty theft → 1819 obs.
► BAG JOB a theft or burglary → 2007 (Bk.)
► BEAK-HUNTING poultry-stealing → 1920 
► BOOSTING theft in general → 1960 
► BUZZING LAY stealing, esp. picking pockets → 1819 
► CABIN-CRACKING the act of breaking into a ship’s cabins → 1887 nautical sl.
► CAT-SNEAKING the stealing of pewter tankards from public houses → L19 sl.
► CLINKING the stealing of tankards from taverns → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► CLINK RIG the stealing of tankards from taverns → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► COP a theft → 1930 US tramps’ sl.
► CREEP stealthy robbery; petty thieving, esp. in a brothel → 1928 
► CRIB a petty theft; a theft, esp. of another’s writing or thoughts → 1855 colloq.
► DRUMMING daylight theft from empty premises → 1956 
► FILCHING theft, thieving, robbery → M16 sl.
► FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT a theft → 1970 (Bk.)
► FLY-BUZZING stealing, esp. picking pockets → 1819 
► FRATCH a lie; a petty deception or theft → 19C Eng. dial.
► FURACITY inclination or tendency to steal → 1623 
► GAGGING theft of money by pickpocketry to which several men working together have cleverly led up by engaging a man in conversation, taking him to a public-house, and skilfully causing him to disclose how much money he has → 1828 UK sl. obs.
► GAME, THE thieving → 19C sl. obs.
► JACK MOVE a theft or robbery → 1996 African-American sl.
► LADY AND GENTLEMAN RACKET the theft of barnyard fowls → M19 sl.
► LARCENARY larceny → 1639 obs.
► LARCERY larceny → 1500 obs.
► LARCIN larceny → 1400 obs.
► LARCINRY larceny → 1639 obs.
► LARKING theft → 1920 Brit. sl.
► LATROCINATION theft, robbery → 1656 obs.
► LIFT a theft or robbery → 1845 Amer. sl.
► LOID a celluloid or plastic strip used by thieves to force locks → 1958 sl.
► MAKE a successful theft or swindle → 1860 sl.
► NAB a snatch, a seizure; theft; profit which is the result of sharp dealing; the proceeds of a theft → 1884 Sc. & Amer. sl.
► NABBERY theft → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► NIBBLE an opportunity for theft or gain → M19 
► NIMMING theft → 1623 sl.
► PALMISTRY theft → E18 sl.
► PETER LAY the stealing of baggage and boxes → E18 UK criminals’ sl.
► PETER-HUNTING the stealing of baggage and boxes → 19C UK criminals’ sl.
► PETTY LASHERY ► PETULACERY petty theft → L16 sl.
► PICK-UP stealing, theft → 1928 sl.
► PRIGGERY theft → M16 
► PUSSERY theft → 1950 
► PUSSY-HOISTING a stealing fur garments → 1962 
► QUESTION LAY ‘to knock at a door early in the morning and ask for the master of the house, and if he’s a bed, to desire the servant not to disturb him. for you’ll wait till he rises. and so you take an opportunity of stealing something → 18C UK criminals’ sl.
► QUID FISHING first-class, expert thieving → L19 UK criminals’ sl.
► RAP the theft of a purse → M18 sl.
► ROADWORK the work of a travelling thief → 1925 sl.
► SKINNING the theft of cargo from ships by harbour thieves → M19 US criminals’ sl.
► STING a burglary or other act of theft, fraud, etc., esp. a complex and meticulously planned one carried out quickly → 1930 sl., chiefly US
► SUPER-SCREWING watch-stealing → 1859 thieves’ sl.
► TAIL-BUZZING stealing a wallet from a tailcoat pocket → M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► TAKE 1. money acquired by theft or fraud → 1888 sl., chiefly US
2. a theft, a robbery → 1930 Aust. & US sl.
► TWOC the offense of taking a car without the owner’s consent, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding; car theft → 1972 
► TWOCKING the practice of car stealing, esp. for the purpose of joy-riding → 1991 
► WALKAWAY a type of theft in which the thief walks away with a suitcase in a public place, leaving behind his suitcase as an alibi if apprehended → 1954 US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► SCORE the victim of a theft or swindle → 1914 colloq.

PHRASES
► MR. KNAP IS CONCERNED this is a matter involving theft → E19 

VERBS
► AREA-SNEAK to get into the lower floors of a house unobserved in order to commit petty theft → 1862 sl. obs.
► BLOW A SCORE to fail in an attempted theft → 1937 criminals’ sl.
► BUZZ to engage in theft, esp. pickpocketing → 1866 Amer. criminals’ sl.
► CADGE to commit petty thefts → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CRACK ► CRACK UP to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize → 1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals’
► CRACK A SHORT to break into cars → 1965 Amer. sl.
► GAME to wink at or encourage theft → 1818 UK sl. obs.
► HUSSLE ► HUSTLE to practice swindling or petty theft → M19 sl.
► LOID to break open a lock or let oneself in using a ‘loid’ → 1968 sl.
► THIEF to steal, to rob; to commit theft → 1838 Amer. dial.