proplifting
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English
Etymology
Blend of propagation + shoplifting, invented on Reddit 2017 before opening a subreddit the same year under the term, continuing previous online communities flaunting their shoplifting; prop is also used to refer to parts of plants used for propagation within that community.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒpˌlɪftɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
proplifting (countable and uncountable, plural propliftings)
- (uncountable) The action of disseizing a plant nursery or similar of discard plant material to propagate one's own plants.