snowdrop
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Meaning · English
To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
Australian English
Examples
MS: There was a lot of snowdropping in those days? / SL: Oh, I've never actually stooped to snowdropping; I used to go into shops. Boosting, man, boosting. But you learn how to survive.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “snowdrop” mean?
To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
Is “snowdrop” formal or informal?
snowdrop is generally slang.