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clip joint

–noun
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.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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n.   Slang
A restaurant, nightclub, or other business where customers are regularly overcharged.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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clip joint

  1. n.
    a business establishment that cheats customers. : The clip joint on Fourth Street was busted last night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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