"clip joint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clip joints [plural]
Etymology: From clip (“to cheat, swindle, or fleece”) and joint (“disparaging US slang for a place of business”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} clip joint (plural clip joints)
  1. (informal) An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all. Wikipedia link: clip joint Tags: informal Synonyms: clip-joint, clipjoint
    Sense id: en-clip_joint-en-noun-7wWPyYPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all."
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