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bookie


book·ie

noun \ˈbu̇-kē\

Definition of BOOKIE

: bookmaker 2
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Examples of BOOKIE

  1. Their bookie is giving good odds.

Origin of BOOKIE

by shortening & alteration
First Known Use: 1885

Rhymes with BOOKIE

brookie, cookie, hooky, rookie, rooky

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