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fruit machine

fruit machine noun: a slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.

Noun

fruit machine (plural fruit machines)

  1. (UK) A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.
  2. (Canada, slang) A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.
  3. A vending machine that dispenses fruit.

Forms of fruit machine

pluralfruit machines

Origin of fruit machine

From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

Questions about fruit machine

What does fruit machine mean?
Fruit machine means a slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.
What part of speech is fruit machine?
Fruit machine is a noun.
What is the plural of fruit machine?
The plural of fruit machine is fruit machines.

Words near fruit machine in the dictionary

  1. fruit juices
  2. fruit leather
  3. fruit leathers
  4. fruit loop
  5. fruit loops
  6. fruit machine
  7. fruit machines
  8. fruit moon
  9. fruit moons
  10. fruit ninja champion
  11. fruit ninja champions

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