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Finders keepers

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finders keepers(, losers weepers)

Prov. If you find something, you are entitled to keep it. (This is a children's rhyme and sounds childish when used by adults.) Bill: Hey! How come you're using my fountain pen? Fred: It's mine now. I found it on the floor—finders keepers, losers weepers. Child: That's my hat. You can't have it. Playmate: I found it. Finders keepers.

See also: finder, keeper

Finders keepers (losers weepers).

something that you say when you find something that belongs to someone else and decide you are going to keep it 'Finders keepers,' he said, putting the money away in his pocket.

See also: Finder, keeper