bambooing
n.— «Several Porsches, BMWs and Mercedes were stolen last month by thieves using the new craze of “bambooing,” in which keys are hooked through letterboxes.» —“Thieves target your letterbox” Bucks Free Press (U.K.) Jan. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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