CLIP JOINT Definition & Meaning

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clip joint

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Slang. a business, especially a place of entertainment, that makes a practice of overcharging or cheating customers.
Masonry. a mortar joint made higher than usual in order to level the course above.

clip joint

noun

slang.
a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged

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Origin of clip joint¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

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In last week's clip joint Paul Frankl selected his favourite scenes involving motorbikes.

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We've covered the workings of the mind on clip joint, but how about scenes involving manipulation of the human brain?

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If you've got an idea for a future clip joint, email .

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If you have an idea for a future clip joint, email adam.boult@guardian.co.uk Every city has its shantytowns, tenements, projects and favelas; ghettoes in which people are thrown together, joined by race, religion or, most frequently, poverty.

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Last week's clip joint looked at some of the greatest plane crashes in film history.

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