English Explanatory Dictionary

clip joint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all.

Word forms

clip joint clip joints clip-joint clipjoint

Etymology

From clip (“to cheat, swindle, or fleece”) and joint (“disparaging US slang for a place of business”).

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