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verb (used with object)
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, Old English fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up in battle array, derivative of gefylce band of men; akin to folk
1250–1300; Middle English filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, Old English fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up in battle array, derivative of gefylce band of men; akin to folk
Related forms
filch·er, noun
filch·ing·ly, adverb
un·filched, adjective
Synonyms
purloin, take, swipe, lift, snaffle, pinch.
purloin, take, swipe, lift, snaffle, pinch.
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Example Sentences
- Or they beg, filch and hustle to get spare change for bread and video games.
- Such fights often ensue when a rival tries to filch a filly from another male's family.
- It's easy to filch a credit number from a dumpster, from a restaurant receipt, or over the phone.
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Word Origin & History
filch
"steal," 1560s, slang, perhaps from c.1300 filchen "to snatch, take as booty," of unknown origin. Related: Filched; filching.
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Slang Dictionary
filch (sth) (from (so/sth)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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