twoccer

twoccer
n
British
a joy-rider, car-thief. This term of criminal slang comes from the offence recorded on charge sheets as 'taken without owner's consent', and refers to the cul-ture of hotting which grew up in working-class areas in the 1990s.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • twoccer — noun /ˈtwɒkə(r)/ A person who engages in twoccing …   Wiktionary

  • twoccer — twoccˈer or twockˈer noun (slang) A person who commits this offence • • • Main Entry: ↑TWOC …   Useful english dictionary

  • twoc — verb a) To take a car without the owners consent. b) To steal. See Also: TWOC, twoccer, twoccing …   Wiktionary

  • twoc — [twɒk] verb (twocs, twoccing, twocced) Brit. informal steal (a car). Derivatives twoccer noun Origin 1990s (orig. police sl.): acronym from taken without owner s consent …   English new terms dictionary

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