one-armed bandit
An antique one-armed bandit.
Meaning
Noun
- A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
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Origin
- From one-armed + bandit, referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.
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