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bookie
[ book-ee ]
bookie
/ ˈʊɪ /
noun
- informal.short for bookmaker
Word History and Origins
Origin of bookie1
Example Sentences
When they play each other even the bookies struggle to pick the result.
His three-month jail term was suspended for two years but by this time he had become so successful that some course bookies refused to take his bets.
According to the bookies, Wales don't have much of a prayer and that kind of status will suit them nicely.
Mizuhara started making illegal bets with an Orange County bookie in September 2021, before later falling deeply into debt, according to the agreement.
Everyone knew who the man in the bathrobe was: Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, the biggest bookie and loan shark in the West Village.
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More About Bookie
doesbookie mean?
A bookie is a person whose business is accepting other people’s gambling bets, such as on sporting events. It can also refer to a company that does this.
Bookie is the common, informal name for a bookmaker. The word book in bookmaker refers to a record of bets.
The word bookie is associated with illegal betting operations, especially those run by organized crime groups. However, being a bookie can be done legally. Still, as modern sports betting becomes more widespread, sophisticated, and run by large businesses, the image of a bookie as a shady person writing down bets by hand in a book is likely on the decline.
Example: I got a hot tip on a horse—I better call my bookie!
Where doesbookie come from?
The first records of the word bookie come from the 1880s. It’s a shortened version of bookmaker, in which the word refers to a record of bets. The suffix -ie is used in informal and diminutive nouns. The first records of the word bookmaker come from around 1400. The word maker is used in the same way in the related word oddsmaker.
A bookie is often also an oddsmaker—the person (or organization) that sets the odds for a particular contest. The bookie usually makes money by adding their profits into the odds of each bet.
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How isbookie used in real life?
Bookie is always used in the context of betting, whether legal or otherwise.
The Fitzdares Club feels like an artful attempt to reposition the reputation of the bookies for a more censorious age
— FT Weekend (@ftweekend)
Just got back from the bookies to collect that lakers championship win
— Nadim Haddad (@NadimElHaddad1)
Insurance is the equivalent of legalized gambling. Will I need it? Will I actually be covered? Will it cost me more or less in the end? And the government is the bookie that forces you in to it.
— JR Meyers (@JRMeyers71121)
Try usingbookie!
True or False?
All bookies are criminals.
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