plural of smash and grab

(often attributively) A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.

To perform a smash and grab.

A display of unnecessary excitement or activity. / An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something. / An excessively complex set of instructions.

Despite the preceding.

plural of doom-and-gloomer

(informal) A person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour.

(humorous) Alternative form of ladies and gentlemen, used for comedic effect by clowns and entertainers.

A game played by schoolchildren in which the "robbers" have to steal "gold" and return it to their "base" without being caught by the "cops" and taken to "jail". When in "jail", "prisoners" can be "freed" by other "robbers".