Country Dictionary

Fleecing is what happens when a dirty lookin white or black man hustles people on the street with the "find the bean" or "find the card" game on the streets of NYC.

stupid people are commonly victims of fleecing.

To steal. To rip off. To let a friend down.

"That guy just fleeced that guys jacket", "The bartender charged me $7.00 for that beer. What a fleece!", "Jobo didn't show up. He fleeced us again".

Being cheated out of belongings

I paid too much for the car. I got fleeced.

To be stolen from.

Damn, someone just fleeced my bag!

To be ripped off. To pay for something and get inferior or no product.

That geezer just fleeced me, this aint a real travelcard. That machine just fleeced me for a quid, I selected a coke and it didn't come out.

Those furry jackets. Similar to sweatshirts but with zippers and furriness.

I am wearing a fleece

To make a trade with (or enter into an agreement with) someone under the guise of fairness, while fully knowing you are trying to rip them off. Very common in sports, where one team "fleeces" another in a trade. Sometimes, the results of the fleece aren't known for a while, but inevitably someone usually gets fleeced in a trade.

1) The Tampa Bay Devil Rays FLEECED the New York Mets by trading them Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir. 2) Carl Pavano FLEECED the Yankees into a 4 year, $40M deal.