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nickel-in-the-slot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
nick-el-in-the-s-lot
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Operated by a nickel, especially of an early jukebox or slot machine.

Questions

What does nickel-in-the-slot mean?
Operated by a nickel, especially of an early jukebox or slot machine.

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