snowdropper

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noun

One who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

Similar
underwear thief
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Meanings

nounsnowdropper (plural snowdroppers)

plural snowdroppers

  1. AustraliaslangOne who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

    Synonyms: underwear thief

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

Similar
underwear thief

Origin

From snowdrop + -er. According to Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, the term was originally used in 19th-century Britain to refer to people stealing clothes from poverty, rather than for fetishistic purposes.

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Translations

German Unterwäschedieb, Unterwäschediebin
  • Unterwäschediebone who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline
  • Unterwäschediebinone who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline
Cite this entry
APA

snowdropper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowdropper

MLA

“snowdropper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowdropper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowdropper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowdropper.

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