stolen

Etymology

From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“stolen”), Saterland Frisian stäälen (“stolen”), West Frisian stellen (“stolen”), Dutch gestolen (“stolen”), German Low German stohlen (“stolen”), German gestohlen (“stolen”), Swedish stulen (“stolen”).

verb

  1. past participle of steal

adj

  1. That has been stolen.

noun

  1. (US, MTE, MLE) Something which has been stolen.
    Oh, a few months back, a detective came by with pictures of identical diamonds. Wanted to know if anybody had come around maybe trying to sell them. I told him I read the pawn sheets regular and I haven't seen them listed. He tells me they don't want the stolens on any sheets. 2015-07-19, “Other Lives”, in True Detective, season 2, episode 5
    Spinner, shotty, semi These shots ain't no Henny If this Glock holds twenty I make it scream like Dezzie Dilemma like Kelly Before I had a bar like Peggy How many pagans? Many Ask my probation... She knows it's many, many And if I take it there it's edgy You see my stolens come with petty 2018-02-17, “Plugged In Freestyle”, Fumez the Engineer (music)performed by Mitch, 3:36
    A island I wanna live somewhere silent I'm shining I'm bout to flood my neck with diamonds Yeah I've been spitting facts these niggas lying I'm driving stolens, foreigns, yeah I'm riding 2019-08-28, Yb Tak30ver (lyrics and music), “Island”, 1:21
    The young bulls get the green light, suttin's gettin' sabotaged They’ll get it done in a hoopty on the ped or even on the handlebars But the main focus is doe bro rest in peace M we're just tryna have it large Screaming fuck feds get gwop let me see your battle scars We trap in stolens 24's shag whips and rattle cars 26-03-2020, Tunde (lyrics and music), “Mob Ties”, 1:53
    Pray for my soldiers that's ridin’ in stolens 2020-07-17, StaySolidRocky (lyrics and music), “Viola” (track 2, 0:21 from the start), in Fallin'
    Fill that clip with golden worms Grap that dots and fold it first (snap!) make sure that the stolen works 2021-08-24, Booter Bee (lyrics and music), “No Point”, 0:38

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