Meaning & use
gaffle
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Slang: to grab, steal, or forcibly take something, or to arrest someone.
See it in a sentence
Someone gaffled his bike from the front porch overnight.
The cops gaffled him up before he even reached the corner.
A note on using this word
This informal American slang term, common in hip-hop and urban vernacular, likely evolved from "gaff," an older word for a trick or swindle.
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