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porch pirate

noun

Definitions

  1. A criminal who steals a delivered package from a porch.

    • As Banks saw it, Fairley had been caught in a web of surveillance, gentrification, and racism, in which vigilante neighbors targeted her for anything that went missing, when, in fact, many other porch pirates were also stealing in Potrero.
    • A smart security camera promises a remote way to screen visitors, monitor pets and track package deliveries (or the porch pirates who are stealing them).

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