パクる
ぱくる
godan verb
to steal; to copy; to plagiarize
1.
to steal; to swipe
To take something without permission (slang).
財布をパクられた。
My wallet got stolen.
店で菓子をパクった。
I swiped some snacks from the store.
自転車をパクられて困っている。
I'm in trouble because my bicycle was stolen.
2.
to copy; to plagiarize; to rip off
To copy someone's work, ideas, or style without credit.
アイデアをパクるな。
Don't steal my idea.
あのデザインは完全にパクリだ。
That design is a complete rip-off.
有名な曲をパクったと言われている。
They say it plagiarized a famous song.
パクる is slang that may come from the onomatopoeia パクパク (munching/gobbling sound), suggesting "gobbling up" something. It's also sometimes written as ぱくる in hiragana.
REGISTER:
This is casual slang. Avoid using it in formal situations. For sense 1, use 盗む. For sense 2, use 盗作する or 模倣する.
RELATED NOUN:
パクリ means "a rip-off" or "plagiarism" (noun form).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ～をパクる: to steal/copy something
- ～からパクる: to steal/copy from someone