| 词组 | the clip joint |
| 释义 | (redirected from the clip joint)clip jointAn establishment, often a restaurant or club, that routinely overcharges or otherwise swindles its patrons. I refuse to go to that club and pay its exorbitant cover charge—it's a real clip joint. clip joint n. a business establishment that cheats customers. The clip joint on Fourth Street was busted last night. clip jointAn establishment such as a nightclub or restaurant that habitually overcharges or cheats customers. The verb “to clip” has been a slangy synonym for “to cheat” since the 1920s. The equally slangy cliché came soon afterward. It is still a frequent usage. The television comedy Seinfeld had it in 1992: “What kind of clip joint are you running here?” |
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