clip joint
noun
1
slang : a place of public entertainment (such as a nightclub) that makes a practice of defrauding patrons (as by overcharging)
2
slang : a business that makes a practice of overcharging
Word History
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1
clip joint
noun
as in key club
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- key club
- public house
- watering place
- watering hole
- speakeasy
- saloon
- dive
- pub
- tavern
- barroom
- supper club
- nitery
- honky-tonk
- discothéque
- niterie
- café
- disco
- bistro
- discotheque
- nightclub
- cabaret
- roadhouse
- canteen
- nightspot
- club
- cafe
- boîte
- a-go-go
- alto clef
- alto flute
- alto paraná
- alto sax
- alto saxhorn
- alto saxophone
- alto saxophonist
- alto tenor
- alto-relievo
- alto-relievos
- alto-rilievi
- alto-rilievo
- altocumuli
- altocumuli castellati
- altocumulus
- altocumulus cas
- altocumulus castellatus
- altoer
- altoest
- altogether
- altogethers
- altoist
- altoists
- Alton
- Altoona