one-armed bandit

A slot machine, as in It's amazing how many people think they can make money playing a one-armed bandit. This term refers to both appearance and function: the operating lever looks like an arm, and the machine in effect robs players, since it "wins" and keeps the player's money in an overwhelming majority of instances. [c. 1930]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daisy	['deizi]
Ekenedilichukwu	-	Western African, Igbo
Issur	-	Yiddish
Dederick	-	English (Archaic)
Mohamed	-	Arabic (Egyptian)
Atilio	ah-TEEL-yo	Spanish