minibarkidnapping
/ˈmɪnibɑːˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/nounVerified NewAlso in: Minibarentführung (Deutsch) · minisecuestro (Español) · minirapt (Français)
The Taking of one chocolate bar from the hotel minibar, priced at a sum that rewrites the evening.
The minibarkidnapping is committed at midnight with full knowledge of the price list. Its ransom is paid at checkout, in silence, with dignity. The bar's true cost is remembered forever, and it is, on reflection, still worth it, which is the crime's own defense.
Etym. — minibar + kidnapping — the midnight ransom of the chocolate.
Novelty check: APPROVE
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