sticky fingers

sticky fingers

noun Informal.
a propensity to steal.

Origin:
1930–35

stick·y-fin·gered [stik-ee-fing-gerd] , adjective
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sticky fingers definition


  1. n.
    a tendency to steal. : Watch these young kids with sticky fingers who come in here “just looking.”
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

sticky fingers

A propensity to steal, as in You'd better not leave any cash around; she's known for her sticky fingers. This metaphor makes it seem as if valuables adhere naturally to a thief's fingers. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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