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touch
noun- a sum of money obtained at one time, especially by cadging or theft US, 1846
- You thought you were hooking into a soft touch, didn’t you? You thought you could take me for everything I had. — Jim Thompson, After Dark, My Sweet, p. 29, 1955
- “[T]hat’s a mistake many a guy makes – they take off a few touches, get a little gold in the oscar hock, and right off they start studying a Cadillac automobile, expensive broads, and a trip to Vegas.” — Malcolm Braly, It’s Cold Out There, pp. 39–40, 1966
- Even when I made a good touch, it would go fairly quickly. — Herbert Huncke, Guilty of Everything, p. 74, 1990
- a satisfying result UK
Derives from the “something-for-nothing” senses. - The law was actually on my side for that one! Touch. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 44, 2000
- in pool, finesse US, 1895
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 251, 1993
▶ put the touch on someone
to attempt to extract money from someone with glib or coercive talk US- Perce was skint when Peter tried to put the touch on him, but he had a nice little job all lined up. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 44, 1956
- When I told him about my mother and father he said he apologized for putting the touch on me for money. — Clancy Sigal, Going Away, p. 144, 1961
- There were guys making a good buck here and there by pressing pants, cooking for other inmates, running errands, or putting the touch on anyone. — Herbert Huncke, Guilty of Everything, p. 122, 1990
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