jump-out
n.— «“When they play the games, it’s ‘We’ll be the hustlers, you be the jump-outs.’”» —“Learning to Play the Drug Game; District Youngsters Emulating Adults in Make-Believe Deals” by Rene Sanchez Washington Post June 5, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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