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clip joint
noun
: a business (such as a bar or nightclub) that makes its customers pay too much money
Full Definition of CLIP JOINT
1
slang : a place of public entertainment (as a nightclub) that makes a practice of defrauding patrons (as by overcharging)
2
slang : a business that makes a practice of overcharging
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First Known Use of CLIP JOINT
1932
Rhymes with CLIP JOINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
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