reverse pickpocket

A playful or strategic act of secretly placing an item into someone else's possession without them knowing.

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Definition

B2General

(informal)Secretly placing an item into another person's pocket or belongings without their knowledge.

Example

  • He decided to reverse pickpocket a small gift into his friend's coat pocket as a surprise.

C1Video Games

(technical, gaming)Inserting an item into a non-player character's inventory to influence their behavior or actions.

Example

  • In the game, you can reverse pickpocket a weapon onto an enemy to make them less effective in combat.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "reverse pickpocket":

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