Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

case the joint

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
case the joint
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.

Slang

verb

To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

cases the joint (present, singular) casing the joint (participle, present) cased the joint (participle, past) cased the joint (past)

Questions

What does case the joint mean?
To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.

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