Another way to say “steal”
11 slang terms grouped by this meaning, ranked by popularity.
A small, cheeky theft — originally school property stolen for TikTok clout, now used loosely for any low-stakes win. The original "devious licks" trend spiraled so badly that some school districts temporarily banned unsupervised bathroom breaks. The word outlived the trend.
Accy mode is the mental and behavioural state you enter when you're deep in accumulator building — obsessively researching form tables, injury lists, and head-to-head records, stacking legs with the focused energy of someone who believes this is the one. It's a zone of concentrated optimism where every fixture looks winnable and the payout calculator is open in another tab. Accy mode usually kicks in on a Thursday or Friday ahead of a big weekend card and doesn't lift until the first leg goes down on Saturday afternoon.
Front on is AAVE slang meaning to rob, bully, or confront someone aggressively, particularly in a street context. The term implies a direct, face-to-face act of aggression or theft — 'coming from the front' rather than sneaking. Typically used in urban slang, hip-hop lyrics, and street-context dialogue. It conveys bold aggression and can be used both literally (a robbery) and figuratively (aggressive confrontation).
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Slang for to steal — to take something that doesn't belong to you. A relatively obscure term in this sense, appearing in various regional slang dictionaries without a clear regional home. The word has a furtive, petty quality fitting its meaning: not grand theft, but quietly pocketing something. Similar in register to 'nick' or 'pinch' in British slang.
Stealing apples — specifically from someone else's orchard. West Country tradition. By extension, any small fruit theft.
(slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.
(slang) A jack .
(slang) A stolen car.
(Philippines, originally, _, US) To steal a motor vehicle.
(idiomatic, AAVE, slang) To defeat someone humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.
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(New York City, slang) A robbery or mugging.