verb
filch
Filch (verb) means (informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
verb
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(informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
"Hey, someone filched my wallet!"
"The farm drivers were often found to be filching from the cars for spare parts or moonlighting with trucks for personal gain."
— Cynthia J. Buckley, Back to the Collective: Production and Consumption on a Siberian Collective Farm (2015)
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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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What is the meaning of filch?
"filch" (verb) means (informal) To steal something, usually a small or cheap item.
What is another word for filch?
Other words for "filch" include abstract, swipe, purloin, lift, pilfer, cabbage.
