English Explanatory Dictionary

sticky-finger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To steal, to pilfer; to make off with (something).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sticky, finger. To touch or finger something which is sticky, or with fingers that are sticky.

Word forms

sticky-finger sticky-fingers sticky-fingering sticky-fingered

Etymology

Compare sticky fingers, sticky-fingered.

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