wardrobing

wardrobing
 n.— «The system also aims to prevent “wardrobing,” in which people (women in particular) buy clothes, wear them to a party, and return them the next day.» —“Sorry, Your Return Is No Good Here” by Barney Gimbel Fortune (59) Oct. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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