snowdropper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From snowdrop + -er. According to Tony Thorne's Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, the term was originally used in 19th-century Britain to refer to people stealing clothes from poverty, rather than for fetishistic purposes.
Meanings
- (Australia, slang) One who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowdroppers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
de Unterwäschediebin (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline) · de Unterwäschedieb (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline)