Came across this sentence in a personal finance article today:
One way crooks steal your name is by swiping preapproved credit offers from your mailbox to open an account.I haven't heard "swipe" used to mean "steal" in so long I had almost forgotten about it. So I Googled it.
In the first two pages of hits returned, I saw a lot of references to credit cards, a few dictionary and wiki definitions referring to taking a swing at someone, physically or verbally. And even: "The Swipe is one of the most recognizable power moves in breakdance. The breaker leans back, whips his arms to one side to touch the ground, and his legs follow closely behind, twisting 360 degrees to land on the ground once again." (I would have called that the "Not Tonight I Have a Headache," but what do I know?) But not one reference to stealing.
So I guess thieves have had their word stolen from them.
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