A disreputable establishment, typically claiming to be a strip club, that overcharges customers through hidden fees. Often charges extortionate prices like £100 for a bottle of water. Best avoided.
Clip Joint
Example Sentences
"That place is a total clip joint - stay away."
"He got charged £500 at some clip joint in Soho."
Etymology & History
British overpriced establishment. British consumer exploitation terminology. Tourist clip joint British scam venue. West End British notorious. Inflated prices British dishonest. Reflects British commercial exploitation vocabulary.
Word Details
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Region
London/Cockney
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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