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one-armed bandit

[wuhn-ahrmd] / ˈwʌnˌɑrmd /


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In politics, the one-armed bandit is the best friend you are going to find.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Whenever the store's one-armed bandit had to be serviced, Isaac would watch the repairman open the machine and expose its secrets.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2020

And the slot machines – digital and complex – have come a long way from the days of the one-armed bandit.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019

I’d barely glance out the car window at the casino-studded skyline, which didn’t interest someone who preferred a flaming effigy to a one-armed bandit.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2019

He went back to his companion at the one-armed bandit.

From Jubilation, U.S.A. by Vandenburg, G. L.