ghetto lottery
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The experts all agree that sports betting and the numbers game—the ghetto lottery—are the biggest sources of income for the mob, and this money is used to finance other rackets like narcotics, loansharking, pornography, and the infiltration of legitimate businesses and unions."
- "Marcia’s father, known in his neighborhood as “Duke,” became quite a gambler, betting on horses, dogs, boxing matches, and even policy, or “playing the numbers,” which was the ghetto lottery, so to speak."
- "It's called the ghetto lottery. Perp got handled a little too rough by a cop? He calls the People's Law office and sues the department for millions."
Usage
- American usage