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angle noun a scheme, especially an illegal one US, 1920- Immediately I thought this Louie was working an angle. — Carmelo Soraci, The Convict and the Stained Glass Window, p. 84, 1961
- It always makes me suspicious when people act kind to me. I always think they are working an angle of some kind. — William Lewis, Helping the Youtful Offender, p. 115, 1989
- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 25, 1994
- You were working an angle of your own, weren’t you? — Lawrence Block, The Burglar in the Rye, p. 243, 1999
- Or else he’s working an angle. If he doesn’t steal a little, he’s stealing big. — Alan Kaufman, The Outlaw Bible, p. 433, 2004
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