German dialect slang for possibly a bent or rusty nail; something useless. Usually used as a name for a child who is trying to be helpful but is not succeeding. See stupenägel. Possibly arachaic. Does not refer to a thing or applied to an adult.
Post covid economic term given to street scavenging for household goods. See also freeganism
People throw out perfectly good stuff and neighbors can pick them up off the street. It’s basically what people have always done, but now it’s on Instagram.
"I picked up this cute table whilst stooping in Queens"
"Darling, let's upload these kid's books to @stoopingNYC then we will have space for more plants"
"I found this great console table on an insta stooping page, it's going to make a great bar."
"Stooping items in the neighborhood saved me thousands of dollars when furnishing my apartment."