まんびき

Etymology
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Shift from, from verb. The original term first referred to the process of culling seedlings. Over time, this was used more euphemistically to refer to a shoplifter "thinning out" a store's merchandise.

First attested as manbiki in a text from 1831.

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Noun

 * 1) shoplifting
 * 2) shoplifter

Verb

 * 1) to shoplift