1) Placing your hand near a person's pocket or handbag with intent to steal or attempt to steal that person's wallet, money or other property from their pocket or handbag.
2) Crowding or bumping into a person while an accomplice steals or attempts to steal a wallet, money or other property from that person's pocket or handbag.
3) The act of picking or attempting to pick a pocket or stealing property or attempting to steal property from a person's pocket or handbag.
Origin: Term originated in NYC from the
misdemeanor crime of
Jostling defined in NY Penal Law
165.25
1) The jostling D's (
plainclothes cops or
pickpocket detectives) were out in full force on 34th St in NYC looking to bust jostlers and make some jostling collars (arrests).
2) Lisa who is one of the best jostlers in
midtown Manhattan made over $1500 Friday jostling on Madison Ave.