Misappropriation with ネコババ

Usage Notes

It is often used when one finds a dropped item and keeps it for themselves, rather than turning it in to the police or a lost-and-found center on the premises.

ネコババ is a noun. When used as a verb, it becomes ネコババする.

Examples

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Misappropriating the confessional with ネコババ

Vocabulary Explanation: Misappropriation with ネコババ (Future entry)

After Meimi makes her first appearance as a magical thief, her nun-in-training classmate Seira suggests the name Saint Tail. She adds that they can use the sealed confessional as a meeting room.

芽美(めいみ):

「ちょっと　それってざんげ室(しつ)ネコババするんじゃ……！！」

“Hold up, isn't that misappropriating the confessional?”

聖良(せいら):

「これも　すべて主(しゅ)の　おみちびきですわ」

“This, too, is all part of the Lord's plan.”