flat joint

noun

1

slang : a confidence game (as the shell game) carried out by an organized mob

2

slang : a gambling game or wheel usually connected with a circus or carnival that can be manipulated at the will of the operator

Word History

Etymology

probably so called from the flat surface on which a shell game is played

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