Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fruit machine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
fruit -ma-chine
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.

British usage

noun

A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.

Canadian usage; Slang

noun

A vending machine that dispenses fruit.

Etymology

From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

Usage

Inflected Forms

fruit machines (plural)

Questions

What does fruit machine mean?
A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.
Where does fruit machine come from?
From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

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