one-armed bandit
Meaning
- A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
- Synonym of penny-in-the-slot machine.
Synonyms
gambling machine
slot-machine
Translations
bandit manchot
einarmiger Bandit
eenarmige bandiet
macchina mangiasoldi
máquina de pôquer paça-níquel
máquina tragaperras
escurabutxaquesPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌwʌnɑːmd ˈbændɪt/
Etymology
From one-armed (“having only one arm”) + bandit (“one who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group; one who cheats others”), referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.
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