klepto
pronunciation
How to pronounce klepto in British English:
UK ['kleptəʊ]
How to pronounce klepto in American English:
US ['kleptoʊ]
Word Origin
- klepto
- 1914 (adj.); 1919 (n.); shortened form of kleptomaniac.
Example
- 1. Stay away from here , she is a klepto .
- 2. Hi mom , cool please . I just took an extra teabag , it 's not like I 'm a klepto or anything .
- 3. Well , except perhaps for the passage about the sensational shoplifting trial of jane austen 's aunt , which ended in an acquittal , although later evidence suggests that the lady was a klepto .