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in the racket

in the racket prepositional phrase: synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).

Prepositional phrase

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
    • Their answer is that they are "put wise" by other girls already in the racket.1942, Federal Probation, page 13
    • Many are literally being plundered by their landlord - sex capitalists who often specialize in letting out rooms, flats, or apartments to people in the racket.1997, Lori Gruen, George E. Panichas, Sex, Morality, and the Law, page 99
    Synonyms:
    on the game

Synonyms of in the racket

Questions about in the racket

What does in the racket mean?
In the racket means synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
What part of speech is in the racket?
In the racket is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the racket in the dictionary

  1. in the pocket of someone
  2. in the post
  3. in the process
  4. in the process of
  5. in the pudding club
  6. in the racket
  7. in the rattle
  8. in the raw
  9. in the rear with the gear
  10. in the red
  11. in the refrigerator

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