play the papers

To gamble. Primarily heard in US. If you keep playing the papers, you'll have no money left at all! I refuse to lend him any more money until he stops playing the papers!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leocadia	-	Spanish, Late Roman
Nnenne	-	Western African, Igbo
Kelsey	KEL-see	English
Karen (2)	-	Armenian
CaitrÌOna	-	Scottish
Gardenia	gahr-DEEN-yə	English (Rare)