Meanings
plural five-finger discounts · alternative five finger discount
- euphemisticslangTheft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.
- Hey, guys. Where'd you get all that great stuff? - Five-finger discount, man.
1990, "The Telltale Head" (The Simpsons season 1 episode 8)1 more example
I was a burglary detective for three years before I joined the Speaker's Bureau, and you might say I managed to acquire a few things at a five-finger discount, if you catch my drift.
1986, James Ellroy, Killer on the Road, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 28Synonyms: bargain, burglary, larceny, heist, give-away, pinching, robbery, steal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounTheft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.
Translations
Finnish taskualennus, myymälävarkaus
- taskualennustheft
- myymälävarkaustheft
- näpistystheft
Polish kradzież w sklepie
- kradzież w sklepietheft
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