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sticky fingers

plural noun

Informal.
  1. a propensity to steal.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sticky-fingered adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sticky fingers1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Idioms and Phrases

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]
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Example Sentences

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She’s definitely gotten over her sticky fingers habit, too, except that, well, on the day the book opens, someone leaves an expensive watch in the fitting room, and Jada can’t help but pocket it.

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I think he played “Sticky Fingers” from the Rolling Stones.

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Dubbed operation “Sticky Fingers,” a multi-agency investigation resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects alleged to have burglarized more than a dozen cannabis dispensaries in California.

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Investigators then reached out to the California State Attorney Generals’ Office to request assistance in investigating the thefts, dubbed operation “Sticky Fingers.”

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A few years later, Warhol used it for the Rolling Stones’ LP “Sticky Fingers.”

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