The devious lick was a social media trend in which middle school and high school students filmed themselves stealing, vandalizing or showing off items taken from their school, typically from a bathroom. The trend went viral on TikTok in 2021, leading to the arrest of several students and warnings from police departments, and was reported in schools in the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Notable ExampleEight students in Boone County, Kentucky were charged over the devious lick trend, four with theft and four with vandalism 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Connections
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It was reported in schools in Canada, Australia, the United States, and Germany.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: Devious lickLeadQuote, Lead
It was reported in schools in Canada, Australia, the United States, and Germany.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: Devious lickLeadQuote, Lead
It was reported in schools in Canada, Australia, the United States, and Germany.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: Devious lickLeadQuote, Lead
It was reported in schools in Canada, Australia, the United States, and Germany.
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The devious lick was a social media trend in which middle- and high-school students posted videos of themselves stealing, vandalizing, or displaying items they stole from their school, typically from a bathroom.
History section, Boone County Kentucky sentence
In Boone County, Kentucky, eight students were charged over the trend, with four receiving theft and four receiving vandalism charges.
In Group: Theft, Larceny and Shoplifting, Lead sentence
The devious lick (also known as a diabolical lick, dastardly lick, or nefarious lick, among other names) was a social media trend in which middle- and high-school students posted videos of themselves stealing, vandalizing, or displaying items they stole from their school, typically from a bathroom (or, in some cases, merely pretending to have done so).
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