mushroompilfering
nounUK /ˈmʌʃruːmˌpɪlfərɪŋ/
US /ˈmʌʃruːmˌpɪlfərɪŋ/
The act of sneaking away mushrooms that belong to someone else.
The farmer caught the boys mushroompilfering in his field at dawn.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Taking credit for an idea that was really someone else's.
Her mushroompilfering in the meeting annoyed the whole team.
3. Quietly collecting small perks or benefits meant for others.
His mushroompilfering of office supplies did not go unnoticed.
4. Gathering wild mushrooms on land where picking is not allowed.
Rangers fined them for mushroompilfering in the protected forest.