klepto
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- noun
- /ˈklɛptoʊ/
- Offensive
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- Bick, it's Sara, the klepto.
And to that end, we have to point out Dusty, or as he became known, Dusty the Klepto Kitty.
- And to that end, we have to point out Dusty, or as he became known, Dusty the Klepto Kitty.
Examples
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DI CICCO: The mother's a klepto.
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We have to look through the security camera footage until we find that couture klepto.
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Are you going to discipline your little klepto?
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They think I'm a klepto.
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Becky, I'm not a klepto.
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Then there was Faith Keenan, the eleventh-grade klepto.
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I'm a klepto.
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Oh, Tina, you little klepto…
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He's a damn klepto.
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The teacher caught a klepto taking supplies from the classroom.
Synonyms
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A person who takes someone else's things without permission
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A person who often feels a strong urge to steal things they do not need
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A person who takes things that belong to others without permission
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A person who often steals small things
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A person who secretly steals things without using force
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A person who steals small things without using force
A person who steals things secretly
A thief who steals quietly without using violence
Antonyms
How Habitual
Surface Forms
Etymology
Klepto comes from an old Greek root that means 'thief' or 'to steal'. As a noun, a klepto is simply a person who steals small things again and again.