Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bust-out man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: bust-out -man
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".

Slang

Example Sentences

"Now it is reasonable to assume that some of those winners were professional dice-hustlers and "bust-out" men, the latter term meaning one proficient in switching misspotted dice in and out of a game."
"They started out dealing craps in my uncle's joint and I've used both of them as bust-out men in my joint and I know he got beat."
"Many rug and carpet joints in Nevada and elsewhere have, at one time or another, been cheated out of vast sums of money by bust-out men. In 1967, a top casino on the Las Vegas Strip was taken for $350,000 in several plays by dice cheats."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

bust-out men (plural)

Questions

What does bust-out man mean?: A cheat who surreptitiously exchanges normal dice with crooked ones such as "busters".

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