Meaning of kamikaze shoplifting | Babel Free

Definitions

The unconcealed theft of goods from a shop in the presence of staff and customers.

UK, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“In some cases, offenders are openly clearing shelves of items in full view of customers and shop workers - a tactic sometimes known as "kamikaze" shoplifting. In one "kamikaze" incident last month at a phone store in London's Oxford Street, two men spent minutes kicking down a phone stand in front of customers and shop workers.”

CEFR level