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jackpot
noun- serious trouble US, 1887
- Sooner or later Jessie’s going to cook up something with you and you’re going to wind up in a jackpot. — Vincent Patrick, Family Business, p. 40, 1985
- a lot of logs crossed in every direction US, 1905
- Also, undesirable trouble of any kind. — Tom Parkin, WetCoast Words, p. 76, 1989
- in the circus or carnival, a story of past deeds US
- — Joe McKennon, Circus Lingo, p. 51, 1980
- After the countless “jackpots” (that is, wild stories) about Party Time Shows that Jackie had told me, I had been digging at him to give me a shot on the midway. — Peter Fenton, Eyeing the Flash, p. 96, 2005
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