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noun
Slang. a business, especially a place of entertainment, that makes a practice of overcharging or cheating customers.
Masonry. a mortar joint made higher than usual in order to level the course above.
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Origin of clip joint
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Words nearby clip joint
clip art,
clipboard,
clip bond,
clip-clop,
clip-fed,
clip joint,
clip-on,
clip-out,
clipped,
clipped form,
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Words related to clip joint
How to use clip joint in a sentence
I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Going at a reasonable clip, my husband and I travel the trails and side roads near our house.
While his mother was cleaning the fish, Alila made a fire and cut the bamboos at every joint.
The statutes usually prescribe how notice of the joint meeting shall be given.
"This is the most ungrateful outfit of greasers I ever met up with," cried Clip, hurrying toward the second man.
Clip still had the club he had taken from the Mexican's companion, and he squared away threateningly.
Matt stood at the gate for a few moments, looking for Clip; but, as he could see nothing of him, he went back into the house.
British Dictionary definitions for clip joint
noun
slang a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged
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