Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarter-sucker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: quar-ter--suck-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coin-operated arcade game.

Slang

Example Sentences

"He is a hired gun, a freelance designer/programmer of quarter-suckers."
"Yet the early 80s was a magical - and expensive - time for fans of this new breed of interactive entertainment, with hordes of quarter-suckers based on the "blast the space ship" theme."

Etymology

So called because they encourage the player to keep inserting coins (such as quarters) to continue play.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

quarter-suckers (plural)

Synonyms

quarter-muncher

Questions

What does quarter-sucker mean?: A coin-operated arcade game.
Where does quarter-sucker come from?: So called because they encourage the player to keep inserting coins (such as quarters) to continue play.

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