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racket
noun- a criminal enterprise; a swindle or a means of deception UK, 1894
Any illicit or dubious enterprise may be termed a “racket” by prefixing the area of criminal operation, hence “narcotics racket”, “loan-shark racket”, etc. - Now this gal was like me, a racket broad from the word go. — John M. Murtagh and Sara Harris, Cast the First Stone, p. 111, 1957
- I wasn’t allowed to have a Barbie (“a racket,” my parents ruled, “first it’s a doll, then a camper van, then the whole mansion”) — Naomi Klein, No Logo, p. 144, 2001
- a job, trade or profession UK, 1891
A jocular reference: “What racket are you in?” or “What’s your racket?”. - a private, police-only party US
- — Carsten Stroud, Close Pursuit, p. 275, 1987
- any rigged carnival game or attraction US, 1960
- — Gene Sorrows, All About Carnivals, p. 25, 1985: ‘Terminology’
- a popular song US
- Cool song or beat. — The Kansas City Star, p. D10, 13 December 2004
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