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kamikaze shoplifting

kamikaze shoplifting noun: the unconcealed theft of goods from a shop in the presence of staff and customers.

Noun

kamikaze shoplifting (uncountable)

  1. (UK, neologism) The unconcealed theft of goods from a shop in the presence of staff and customers.
    • In some cases, offenders are openly clearing shelves of items in full view of customers and shop workers - a tactic sometimes known as "kamikaze" shoplifting. In one "kamikaze" incident last month at a phone store in London's Oxford Street, two men spent minutes kicking down a phone stand in front...2025 January 30, Cathy Owen, “Kamikaze shoplifting epidemic sees more than 2,000 violent attacks in Wales”, in Wales Online, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026

Questions about kamikaze shoplifting

What does kamikaze shoplifting mean?
Kamikaze shoplifting means the unconcealed theft of goods from a shop in the presence of staff and customers.
What part of speech is kamikaze shoplifting?
Kamikaze shoplifting is a noun.

Words near kamikaze shoplifting in the dictionary

  1. Kamikawa
  2. Kamikawas
  3. kamikaze
  4. kamikaze drone
  5. kamikaze drones
  6. kamikaze shoplifting
  7. kamikazed
  8. kamikazeing
  9. kamikazes
  10. Kamikita
  11. Kamiko

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