Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is
glom
pronounced GLAHM
a verb meaning to take something...
or, as listed in the dictionary,
1 : TAKE, STEAL
2 : SEIZE, CATCH
It's often used in the phrase glom on to
: to grab hold of : appropriate to oneself
Apparently, Americans glommed on to glaum, a term from Scots dialect meaning to grab, and made it their own, changing it to glom. The word initially meant to steal, as in purse-snatching, but the meaning changed gradually and now has figurative uses. Today the word is used in phrases such as glom a short break or glom a weekend getaway. Also, the phrase glom on to means to appropriate for one's own use, as in glom on to someone's idea, or to latch on to, as in glom on to a prominent person.
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