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spin the platter

American  

noun

  1. a game in which one member of a group spins a platter on its edge and a designated member must catch it before it falls or pay a forfeit.

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“Here’s the man with the patter, Here to spin the platter, Why, it doesn’t matter, ’Cause the world is getting fatter.

From Literature

It's lots o' fun; we spin the platter and all kinds o' things.

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