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fast and loose

fast and loose noun: a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers.

Noun

fast and loose (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A cheating game played at fairs by sharpers.

Synonyms of fast and loose

Words formed from fast and loose

Questions about fast and loose

What does fast and loose mean?
Fast and loose means a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers.
What part of speech is fast and loose?
Fast and loose is a noun.

Words near fast and loose in the dictionary

  1. Fasslers
  2. Fassnacht
  3. Fassnachts
  4. fast
  5. fast and furious
  6. fast and loose
  7. fast as lightning
  8. fast asleep
  9. fast backward
  10. fast backwarded
  11. fast backwarding

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