sticky-fingered

Definitions

1. 1

   Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while…

   Possessing the behavioral trait of stealing, especially of engaging in petty theft while handling money or goods.

   • Sticky-fingered customers and employees make off with $9 billion in merchandise annually.
   • Well, she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina / She's a sticky-fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belize
   • A sticky-fingered teller was charged with stealing more than $190000 from her Queens bank in the past four months.
2. 2

   Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football,…

   Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc.

   • Chicago's sticky-fingered defense intercepted five of YA Tittle's passes.
   • His batting average has hovered in the .330s all season and he has played his usual sticky-fingered defense at second.
3. 3

   simple past and past participle of sticky-finger

The neighborhood

• neighborsticky fingers