a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged
clip joint in American English
US
Slang
a nightclub, restaurant, store, etc. that charges excessive prices
clip joint in American English
noun
1. slang
a business, esp. a place of entertainment, that makes a practice of overcharging or cheating customers
2. Building
a mortar joint made higher than usual in order to level the course above
Word origin
[1930–35, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hypercorrection, logical positivism, old school tie, uncertainty principle, video
Examples of 'clip joint' in a sentence
clip joint
An internet review of the club brands it a 'clip joint'.
The Sun (2008)
The clip joints hum with speculators and refugees.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the clip joints and adult bookshops that dominated the area are slowly being replaced by trendy bars.