grab game

noun

The practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.

Similar
snatch and run
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Meanings

nounthe grab game (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.

    SMN October 16 , 1887: 8/1 - Philip Henry an athletic young Negro, tried the grab game in Falk & Sons' clothing house last night, and will be called upon in Police Court to-morrow to explain […]

    1887, Annals of Savannah, 1850-1937, page 441

    Synonyms: snatch and run

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.

Similar
snatch and run
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APA

grab game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20game

MLA

“grab game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grab game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20game.

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