An Indian English term for a child abductor or kidnapper.
An Indian English term for a child abductor or kidnapper. The term uses 'lift' in the South Asian English sense of taking or stealing (as in 'shoplifting'), applied to the specific crime of child abduction. It is found in Indian news reporting and legal contexts.
Posters warning about a child-lifter operating in the area were put up across the neighbourhood.
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Indian English slang for stealing a car — basically grand theft auto in casual everyday language. The term is widely used in Indian news reports, crime dramas, and casual conversation as a shorthand for vehicle theft. 'Lifting' here borrows the general slang sense of stealing (like shoplifting), applied specifically to cars. It's so embedded in Indian English that it shows up in official police records and newspaper headlines without any sense of irony.
(India) grand theft auto; stealing a car.
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(UK, slang) A thief.
(India) Child abductor.