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flusher

Meanings
  • Noun

    A person who flushes a toilet or a gambling term for someone who loses all their money in a casino game.

    - "He is a flusher in the casino."
    - "After a long night of partying, I was the one who had to flush the toilet."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with flusher
rinsers , divers , dispersers
Homophones
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  1. Flasher (en) : A person who exposes their genitals in public.

  2. Flourisher (en) : A person who prospers or flourishes.

Variants
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flush , flusher , flushest , flushness , flushnesses , four-flush , four-flushed , four-flusher , four-flushers , four-flushes , four-flushing
Forms
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flushes, flushed, flushing

Etymology
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From the English verb 'to flush' meaning 'to force (water) out of a toilet bowl with a handle or a plunger' or from the gambling term 'to play one's hand and lose all one's money'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'flusher' has been in use since at least the early 20th century.

  2. In some casinos, flushers are given a special designation on their player's card.

  3. The world record for the longest losing streak at a single casino is held by a man named Archie Karas, who lost over $40 million between 1992 and 1995.

Related Concepts
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  1. Gambling: Flusher is a term used in the context of gambling.

  2. Toilet: Flusher is also a term used in relation to toilets.

Culture
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In gambling culture, a flusher is someone who keeps playing despite losing all their money, often in a vain attempt to recoup their losses. This term is often used derisively by other gamblers.

How to Memorize "flusher"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person playing slots or other casino games and losing all their money.
    - Visualize a person flushing a toilet.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with losing money in a casino.
    - Associate the word with flushing a toilet.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'F-L-U-S-H-E-R' to remember 'Flush Lost Uses more Stakes Hopefully Ends Resignation' or 'Flush Loses Ultimately Signifies Heavy Expenditure, Resulting in Defeat'.

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