crack-loo

noun

ˈkraˌklü

variants or less commonly crackaloo

-akəˌlü

plural -s

: a gambling game in which players toss up coins and consider the winner the one whose coin falls and rests nearest to a crack in the floor

Word History

Etymology

crack-loo from crack entry 2 + loo; crackaloo from crack entry 2 + connective -a- + loo

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