filch
11 synonyms for filch, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). Its further origin is uncertain, but it is probably from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, host”), which would also link it to folk.
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