Scalping

/ˈskælpɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The practice of buying tickets to events and quickly reselling them at much higher prices, or historically, removing the scalp from a defeated enemy.

Etymology

From 'scalp' (the skin on top of your head). The ticket-reselling meaning emerged in the 1800s; the violent meaning is older and may relate to Germanic or Native American practices documented in colonial records.

Kelly Says

Scalping tickets became a huge problem because of the internet—now bots can buy thousands of tickets in seconds before humans even see them, creating a whole underground economy!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፀጉር አጥር
ts-e-gur at-ir
ARالعربية
تفريش الرأس
tafriish ar-ras
BNবাংলা
চুল কাটা
chul ka-ta
CACatalà
escalpament
es-kal-pa-ment
CSČeština
odstraňování pokožky hlavy
od-stra-no-va-ni- poko-zh-ky gla-vy
DADansk
skalping
skal-ping
DEDeutsch
Abkraten
a-b-kra-ten
ELΕλληνικά
αφαίρεση του δέρματος του κεφαλιού
a-f-ai-re-si tou der-ma-ti tou ke-fa-li-ou
ESEspañol
descabellado
des-ka-bel-ya-doh
FAفارسی
تراشیدن پوست سر
tra-she-deen poost sar
FISuomi
napsut
naps-ut
FRFrançais
écaillage
e-kai-yazh
GUGU
થાપણ
tha-pa-n
HAHA
kwanta
kwan-ta
HEעברית
קילוף עור
ki-lof o-or
HIहिन्दी
सिर का छिलका उतारना
seer ka chhilka utarna
HUMagyar
bőr lekaparása
bo-r le-ka-pa-ra-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencukur kulit kepala
men-cu-kur kulit ka-pe-la
IGIG
iwu ezi
ee-wu e-zee
ITItaliano
scalpitare
skal-pi-ta-reh
JA日本語
頭皮剥ぎ
to-pi-ha-gi
KKKK
жұмыс
ju-mys
KMKM
ប្រមានស្បែក
bram-a-an sb-eak
KO한국어
피부 박기
pi-bu bak-gi
MRMR
केस काटणे
kes ka-tan-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mencukur kulit kepala
men-cu-kur kulit ka-pe-la
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းလုံး ဖြောင့်
khaung-ling h-pyawng
NLNederlands
scalping
skalp-ing
NONorsk
skalping
skal-ping
PAPA
ਸਕੈਲਪਿੰਗ
ska-lip-ing
PLPolski
skalpowanie
skal-po-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
descabelar
de-ska-be-lar
RORomână
scalping
skal-ping
RUРусский
очистка кожи головы
o-chi-st-ka ko-zhi go-lo-vy
SVSvenska
scalping
skal-ping
SWKiswahili
kuta ngozi ya kichwa
ku-ta ngo-zi ya ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
முடி அகற்றுதல்
mudi ak-krut-tal
TEతెలుగు
దెబ్బతినడం
debb-ba-ti-na-dam
THไทย
โกนหนังศีรษะ
gohn nang si-rat
TLTL
pag-aalis ng balat ng ulo
pa-ga-a-lis ng ba-lat ng u-lo
TRTürkçe
kabuklama
ka-bu-kla-ma
UKУкраїнська
обрізання шкіри голови
o-bri-zan-nya shki-ri go-lo-vy
URاردو
سر کا بال کاٹنا
sar ka baal ka-tna
VITiếng Việt
cạo da đầu
cao da dau
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ àwọn àṣọ
she-she awon asho
ZH中文
割頭皮
gā tóu pí
ZUZU
ukushela izingane
u-ku-she-la i-zing-a-ne

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