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sticky fingers

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sticky fingers

noun

  1. idiomatic, plural, plural only An inclination to steal. You'd better lock up your belongings before handing your keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers.
  2. idiomatic, plural, plural only Petty thieves. There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse unattended.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of sticky finger

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noun petty thief

Españolamigo de lo ajeno
Françaischapardeur
DeutschLangfinger

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"sticky fingers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sticky%20fingers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sticky fingers. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sticky%20fingers

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"sticky fingers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sticky%20fingers.

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@misc{sticky_fingers_2026,
  title = {sticky fingers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sticky%20fingers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}