First used by Kurt Vonnegut's character Trout in the novel, Breakfast of Champions. It means to take a leak.
by j0hnb0n April 12, 2007
by Mr. Groper January 19, 2015
Grabbing the public's attention, similar in derivation to stealing the spotlight as the old technology of super-heating limestone with an oxyhydrogen flame was used in theatrical spotlights before the widespread use of electricity.
The Indians and Red Sox were in a heated battle for the pennant but instead we watched George Steinbrenner steal the limelight for the Yankees with his offer of a one-year manager's contract to Joe Torre that same day.
by Thomas A. Hennigan, Ph.D. October 18, 2007
A game in which two buddies in a social setting set out to steal the female half of an already established couple, unbeknownst to the male half of said couple. Usually resulting in an altercation.
by Oythatsbig June 07, 2021
person 1: *takes 4 quarters from fountain*
person 2: Hey! Stop stealing wishes!
person 1: I didn't steal anything.
person 2: Yeah you did. Someone wished on that coin and now you took the coin so you stole it and the wish is in it so you stole the wish.
person 1: huh?
person 2: *takes quarters* Just leave the wishes in there! *throws quarters back in*
person 1: Hey!
person 2: Hey! Stop stealing wishes!
person 1: I didn't steal anything.
person 2: Yeah you did. Someone wished on that coin and now you took the coin so you stole it and the wish is in it so you stole the wish.
person 1: huh?
person 2: *takes quarters* Just leave the wishes in there! *throws quarters back in*
person 1: Hey!
by freakazoid2222242 December 21, 2010
A competitive Olympic sport in which a regular child (Typically in a UK Secondary School) will attempt to steal a chav's phone from Bradford, in hopes not to be shanked by a sharp shard of glass or beaten by his gang of Sixth Form Chavs.
Partaking in this event comes with dire consequences, such as broken bones, deep cuts from glass and severe beatings and pummelling's.
Partaking in this event comes with dire consequences, such as broken bones, deep cuts from glass and severe beatings and pummelling's.
by Sooty_ January 02, 2021
Stealing something from somebody (including a show) who would gladly give somebody something doesn't seem like an action with a lot of honor in it. Being indirect about it instead of straightforward makes somebody more of a liar than a thief.
They would've given him/her the show, as it said to do in the script, but he/she still insisted on a coup to steal the show. Stealing the show had always been his/her true intention, to get the best of any of the other guy there was.
by Solid Mantis February 01, 2021