Transcription
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- [wuhn-ahrmd]
- /ˈwʌnˌɑrmd/
- /wʌn ɑːmd ˈbæn.dɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wuhn-ahrmd]
- /ˈwʌnˌɑrmd/
Definitions of one-armed bandit words
- noun one-armed bandit slot machine (def 1). 1
- noun one-armed bandit gambling: fruit or slot machine 1
- countable noun one-armed bandit A one-armed bandit is the same as a fruit machine. 0
- noun one-armed bandit a fruit machine operated by pulling down a lever at one side 0
- noun one-armed bandit slot machine (sense b) 0
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Origin of one-armed bandit
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40
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Parts of speech for One-armed bandit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
one-armed bandit popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for one-armed bandit
noun one-armed bandit
- coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
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