break-in

See also: break in and breakin'

English

Etymology 1

Deverbal from break in.

Noun

break-in (plural break-ins)

1. The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.

   There was a break-in at the shop; everything was taken.

Translations

act of entering to commit an offense

• Bulgarian: взлом (bg) m (vzlom)
• Danish: indbrud n
• Dutch: inbraak (nl) c
• Faroese: innbrot (fo) n
• Finnish: murtovarkaus (fi)
• French: effraction (fr) f
• German: Einbruch (de) m
• Greek: διάρρηξη (el) f (diárrixi)
• Hungarian: betörés (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: innbrudd n

• Spanish: efracción (es) m, allanamiento de morada m

Etymology 2

Coined by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman to describe their then-new song The Flying Saucer, referring to how material from one song would break into their song.

Noun

break-in (plural break-ins)

1. (often attributive) A novelty record where a question is asked or a comment is raised, and the replies are lyrics from other songs, sampled from the recordings.
   • 2021, Justin Morey, “UK Sampling Practice”, in Ewa Mazierska, editor, The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music, page 66:

     Described by Ken Simpson as a ... novelty record where ‘snippets of current hits’ are inserted into ‘a little melodrama almost set up as a newscast’ (Simpson 2016), the first example of a break-in record that I am aware of is ... The Flying Saucer.

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