Glomming on to the death of someone, usually a celebrity on celebrity crime, in order to capture some of the spotlight by feigning interest in someone's death or misfortune. This term was invented by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda's wife.
So many people talking about Michael Jackson's death are just grief poaching.
when a joke is said quietly to a friend and that friend repeats it loud enough for the entire room to laugh.
Joke poach:
teacher: belgium is the cockpit of europe, and im not talking about aeroplanes
student 1: (to friend) i dont think anyone was thinking about planes
friend: haha, (loud) MISS! i dont think anyone was thinking about planes!
Class:AHAHAHAHAHA
student 1: dude u totally poached my joke
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The act of whale poaching is when one (usually a straight male) goes to wheel one of the fattest girls that they know that probably has Heppatitis A, B, C and even others that havn't been discovered yet. This practice is only ever done under irony to make the poacher's friends laugh.
Charlie: Hey there's Victoria N, who wants to go Whale Poaching.
Tommy: I guess I'll do it, hopefully I don't contract Heppatitis B!
To do off the books detective work, usually involving conspiracies and probably illegal, to find out The Truth and find the cure for your beloved partner, Special Agent Dana Scully's illness caused by tests done by The Consortium. Used by Special Agent Mulder in the series The X Files.
Mulder: "Well, pick out something black and sexy and prepare to do some funky poaching."
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1. attempting to lure someone of the opposite sex away from their partner through various strategies in order to mate with them and/or to prevent their partner from mating with them
2. a major cause of sexual conflict in mateships
3. an act that may lead to homicidal fantasies among ex-partners
Sarah is extremely jealous and feels that Don is cheating on her with Tracy. Sarah confronts Tracy and says: Back away from my man! Stop mate poaching!
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The act of pulling out the coffee pot in mid-brew and letting it drip into your cup. This is a common office foul that either dilutes the entire batch of coffee for the rest of the office or caused it to be much more robust.
Kevin's been coffee poaching again. This batch taste watered down!
Usually just called "poaching", ski poaching refers to skiing or riding in closed areas.
Although closed areas are usually closed for good reason (ie: avalanche risk, etc), they are also often closed because they are deemed too dangerous for tourists (read: lawsuit). However, locals often enjoy and know how to ride these areas "safely" and will do so regardless... hence poaching
"I got caught poaching by patrol"
- meaning "I was caught snowboard/ski poaching by the ski patrol"