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bandit
noun- a petty thief, usually in conjuction with the object of the crime UK
Ironic. - “[O]ne of a gang of international milk bandits”–near-vagrant labourers, who steal milk outside dwellings[.] — David Powis, The Signs of Crime, p. 172, 1977
- an obvious homosexual UK
An abbreviation of ARSE/ASS BANDIT. - [T]his pure fucking bandit comes mincing in[.] — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 239, 2001
- Johnny was discussing celebrity “bandits” with Marco the chef[.] — Garry Bushell, The Face, p. 136, 2001
- “There’s a big difference between robbing supermarkets and being a fucking bandit,” Goody pointed out without any trace of irony. — Danny King, Milo’s Run, p. 139, 2006
- a golfer who plays below his or her official handicap (hoping that no-one will notice) UK
- [T]he ribbing I got from the other lads about being a handicap bandit! — Dave Robinson, rec.sport.golf, 6 May 1998
- — Nike, 2005
- It is not my fault if he did not even know what a bandit in golf was. — golfshake.com, 5 April 2008
- a hostile aircraft US, 1942
- Two friendly aircraft closing on the bandit to intercept, Sir! — Milton Caniff, Steve Canyon in San Francisco Examiner, p. 40, 15 December 1954
- I had a SAM come so close I could almost read the tail markings. You get bandit calls all the time. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 10, 30 December 1971
- Bandits! Bandits! Over Thud Ridge. — Joseph Tuso, Singing the Vietnam Blues, p. 36, 1990: The Ballad of Robin Olds
- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 16, 1991
- an unsolved construction problem US
- Today at Inglewood the term applies to unsolved construction problems. Every bandit that appears is handed to one of Estes’ colonels. — Time, p. 18, 25 August 1961
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