- clip joint
- nouna place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment• Hypernyms: ↑spot
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noun1. : a place of public entertainment (as a café or nightclub) that makes a practice of defrauding patrons (as by gross overcharging)2. : a business establishment regarded as making a practice of overcharging* * *
1. Slang. a business, esp. a place of entertainment, that makes a practice of overcharging or cheating customers.2. Masonry. a mortar joint made higher than usual in order to level the course above.[1930-35, Amer.]* * *
clip joint noun (slang)A place of entertainment, eg a night-club, where customers are overcharged or cheated• • •Main Entry: ↑clip* * *
clip joint,U.S. Slang. a store, bar, amusement place, or other place of business, where customers are overcharged or otherwise defrauded.* * *
n. informal a nightclub or bar that charges exorbitant prices* * *
noun, pl ⋯ joints [count]slang : a business (such as a bar or nightclub) that makes its customers pay too much money* * *
a ↑nightclub which charges prices that are too high
Useful english dictionary. 2012.