It is an act of stealing
petty goods from a gullible owner to sell it in
pawn shops. The term is first used in a tamil movie, rendu (
2006) when Vadivelu and Maddy steals from the Auto driver.
Siva: Hey, the project expenses are too much. How are we gonna afford it?
Suvi: "thelpathrising"
Karan: you don't
even have a job, how are you managing your finances?
Vadivelu: I have thelpathrisinged lot of things from
my friend.