English Explanatory Dictionary

fruit machine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.
  2. A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.
  3. A vending machine that dispenses fruit.

Pronunciation

En-au-fruit machine.ogg

Word forms

fruit machine fruit machines

Etymology

From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

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