hockshop
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A shop that buys stolen goods on purpose and sells them
- noun
- /ˈhɑkˌʃɑp/
- NSFW
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mercado negro
- After the burglary, the thieves tried to sell the jewelry at a local hockshop.
Examples
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He found a stolen bike at the local hockshop.
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The detective suspected the old hockshop was a front for stolen electronics.
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Neighbors complained that the hockshop attracted suspicious activity to the area.
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Many people avoid hockshops due to their shady reputation.
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After the robbery, the criminals took the stolen goods to a hockshop to sell them quickly.
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The police raided the hockshop to recover the stolen laptops and arrest anyone involved.
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Local residents reported that the hockshop was selling items that seemed suspiciously cheap.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hockshop starts with hock 'to pawn' and ends with shop, like a pawnshop, and because thieves sometimes used such shops to sell stolen items, hockshop can also mean a place that knowingly buys and sells stolen goods.
