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/ˈʃɒpˌdɹɒpɪŋ/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈʃɑpˌdɹɑpɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.
Usage- often
- Uncountable
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More examples (1)
This is the season of frenetic shopping, but for a devious few people it's also the season of spirited shopdropping. Otherwise known as reverse shoplifting, shopdropping involves surreptitiously putting things in stores, rather than illegally taking them out, and the motivations vary.