steam
n.— «The true odds defying activity in Vegas last night was performed by my old teammate Pat who, with a handful of his new cohorts, plied our premier cheating move, Savannah, across The Strip’s roulette wheels. Pat and his crew walked away with a pile of winnings and received NO STEAM! (unwanted negative attention from casino surveillance).» —“Pat KOs the Strip Casinos During the Morales/Barrera Fight” by Richard Marcus American Roulette Nov. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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Steve, a singer-songwriter from Rock Springs, Wyoming, shares some slang he picked up while months riding the rails and busking. Spanging refers to panhandling, from asking for “spare change.” The term bull refers to a type of security...