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light
adjective- short of funds, especially in the context of a payment owed US, 1955
- I had the infantile audacity to cheat. I dealt the Ace of Spades from the bottom of the deck; I stacked the cards, I went “light” in the stud poker pot. — Mario Puzo, Inside Las Vegas, p. 146, 1977
- He heard Ricky say, “You’re still light,” as the old man handed him money. — Elmore Leonard, Glitz, p. 172, 1985
- in poker, owing chips to the collective bet on a hand US
- — Albert H. Morehead, The Complete Guide to Winning Poker, p. 267, 1967
- (used of an arrest warrant) susceptible to attack by a skilled defence attorney US
- “A light one” meant an arrest affidavit prepared in such a way that a defense lawyer could easily pick holes in it and get the case thrown out. — Peter Maas, Serpico, p. 153, 1973
- unarmed; without a weapon US
- He was walking light again. He was stupid, he told himself. Only a stupid cop would let a broad talk him out of his gun. — Joseph Nazel, Black Cop, p. 129, 1974
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