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shopdropping

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒpˌdɹɒpɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈʃɑpˌdɹɑpɪŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, uncountable

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: droplifting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From shop + dropping, modelled on shoplifting.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: omien tavaroiden jättäminen kauppaan — covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.