"in the racket" meaning in English

See in the racket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the racket, {{en-PP}} in the racket
  1. (slang, euphemistic) Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”) Tags: euphemistic, slang Synonyms: on the game [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-in_the_racket-en-prep_phrase-sw9MnXJU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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