HEIST
What does "HEIST" mean?
A robbery or armed theft, especially a daring and carefully planned one.
Meanings
- A robbery or burglary, especially one that is elaborate or audacious. The diamond heist was planned for months. informal
- To steal something or rob a place. They heisted the armoured truck in broad daylight. informal
Did you know?
- 'Heist' is just 'hoist' in disguise: thieves' slang used 'hoist' for shoplifting - you 'lift' the goods - and a dialect pronunciation respelled it into the word for a big robbery.
Word origin
An American slang word from the early 20th century, an alteration of 'hoist' ('to lift, to shoplift'), reflecting a dialect pronunciation.
Remember it
A HEIST is a HOIST with attitude - you lift the loot and the spelling at the same time.
A little poem
The vault clicks open clean.
Everyone wins until the part
where they have to split it.
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Wordplay
- The shoplifter insisted it wasn't a heist, just a hoist. The judge noted they're the same word - and gave him the heavy sentence either way.
What it teaches
Every flawless heist still needs a getaway; the hard part is never the taking but the leaving.
Quick facts
What does HEIST mean?
A robbery or armed theft, especially a daring and carefully planned one.
Is HEIST a valid word?
Yes — HEIST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HEIST?
HEIST has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does HEIST come from?
An American slang word from the early 20th century, an alteration of 'hoist' ('to lift, to shoplift'), reflecting a dialect pronunciation.
What can HEIST teach us?
Every flawless heist still needs a getaway; the hard part is never the taking but the leaving.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.