filch
pronunciation
How to pronounce filch in British English:
UK [fɪltʃ]
How to pronounce filch in American English:
US [fɪltʃ]
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- Verb:
- make off with belongings of others
Word Origin
- filch (v.)
- "steal," especially in a small, sly way, 1560s, slang, perhaps from c. 1300 filchen "to snatch, take as booty," which is of unknown origin. Liberman says filch probably is from German filzen "comb through." Related: Filched; filching.
Example
- 1. Mr. filch says you were up in the astronomy tower .
- 2. And though the ruling party and its military backers plainly hope to filch the diamonds from newly developed fields in the marange area , mr biti is determined to ensure that the treasury also benefits .
- 3. To escape from filch 's office without punishment was probably some kind of school record .