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PickPocket Dictionary
Canon: Solo Pickppocket
Dip: The inserting of the hand or fingers into someone elses pocket or purse.
Fanning: The gentle brushing of a pocket to feel if a wallet is in it
Fingersmith: Master Pickpocket
Lift: The actual taking of a wallet from a pocket or purse.
Mark: The target or victim of a pick pocket.
Moll Buzzer: A pickpocket who primarily targets women.
Oppourtunistic pickpocketing: A simple snatch of oppertunity. The taking of purse or wallet when mark has left them unattened.
Purse Snatching: The forceable taking of a purse from a woman.
Sheep: A Mark who has complete left themselves open to everyone
Slit: Cutting a pocket or purse with a razor
Unnatended Purse: Any purse that is not in plain sight of its owner.