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in noun- an inside connection US, 1929
- [T]he guy buys another TV set, another fur for his wife, and a couple of watches, everything at a discount because he’s a big shot and has all kinds of ins. — Elmore Leonard, The Big Bounce, p. 113, 1969
- an introduction US
- — Lou Shelly, Hepcats Jive Talk Dictionary, p. 13, 1945
- in a casino, the amount of cash collected at a table in exchange for chips US
An abbreviation of “buy-in”. - — Lee Solkey, Dummy Up and Deal, p. 115, 1980
▶ the in exclusive and positive access to something UK- “I had ‘The In’,” says Richardson, but I think if anybody else had gone along and said, “Right, we’re a rock ‘n’ roll band, give us a gig”, the governor would have told them to fuck off. — Will Birch, No Sleep Till Canvey Island, p. 130, 2003
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