scalping

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb sell illegally, as on the black market
  2. verb remove the scalp of

Etymology

From scalp (noun) + -ing.

Synonyms

scalp

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