gaffle (someone or something)

gaffle (someone or something)

1. To steal or seize something. Hey man, don't just gaffle my headphones—ask me if you want to use them. I heard she got arrested for gaffling a lipstick from the corner store.
2. To apprehend someone. After trying to gaffle these guys for months, we were finally able to bring them into the station tonight.
See also: gaffle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gaffle

1. tv. to steal something. Somebody gaffled my bike!
2. tv. to arrest someone. The copper gaffled Fred Monday.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gaffle
  • gank
  • gank (something)
  • gank something
  • a steal
  • be a steal
  • cop (something) from (someone or something)
  • cop from
  • provided (that)
  • provided that