play the papers



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!
See also: paper, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bailliff['beilif]
BÍBorka-Hungarian
Gulshan-Indian, Hindi, Urdu
GuÁLter-Portuguese
Gavin[gævin]
Porphyrios-Ancient Greek