bunkering

bunkering
 n.— «Going beyond Europe, a recent editorial in our own IHT brought to our attention the word “bunkering,” a “quaint term Nigerians use to describe outright stealing of crude oil by members of the armed forces or the government.”» —“Meanwhile: The world is Englishing” by C.J. Moore International Herald Tribune (Paris, France) Apr. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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