Shopdropping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃɒpˌdɹɒpɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shopdropping is a noun meaning (often art) The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.
Meaning
(often art) The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.
Example Sentences
This is the season of frenetic shopping, but for a devious few people it's also the season of spirited shopdropping. Otherwise known as reverse shoplifting, shopdropping involves surreptitiously putting things in stores, rather than illegally taking them out, and the motivations vary.
Synonyms for shopdropping
Depending on context, synonyms include droplifting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dumping, wardrobing, sell-through, subdistribution, downtrading, shoplifting.
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