stibitzen

== German == === Etymology === Uncertain, attested since the 18th century. Possibly from Serbo-Croatian štipati (“to pinch, nib”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃtiˈbɪtsən/ === Verb === stibitzen (weak, third-person singular present stibitzt, past tense stibitzte, past participle stibitzt or (uncommon) gestibitzt, auxiliary haben) (informal) to scrounge, to pilfer, to snatch (often something of little value) Synonyms: abstauben, klauen, mitgehen lassen, fladern, mopsen, lange Finger machen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “stibitzen” in Duden online “stibitzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)