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kleptoyenia

an irresistible impulse to steal only aluminum coins which are the basic unit of currency in Japan.

Kleptoyeniacs are harmless everywhere, except for Japan or if you've just returned from a foreign exchange point (with yen of course).

kleptomaniac
-noun
1.
a person who has kleptoyenia.
–adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of kleptoyenia or a kleptoyeniac.
The yen nicking over there is clearly a case of kleptoyenia since what he nabbed isn't worth a thing here in Barbados
by pandaninja May 12, 2011
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