ぱちんこ
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Meanings
Noun
1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2. slingshot; catapult
Other readings
Examples5
Jiro was all smiles after he made a bundle at the pachinko parlor.
Last week I was treated to dinner by my friend who'd won at pachinko. It was all-you-can-eat so I ate to my heart's content.
He wouldn't be caught dead playing pachinko.
We passed the time playing pachinko.
I don't have good luck, so I don't play pachinko or buy lottery tickets.