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pachinko
NounSuru Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. pachinko
  2. 2. mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
  3. 3. slingshot
  4. 4. pistol
A popular Japanese gambling game played in large arcades where small metal balls are launched through a vertical pinball-like machine. It is a deeply embedded part of Japanese entertainment culture and the parlors are found throughout the country.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

How about a hot spring for a change, instead of pachinko?

Sentence 2

I'm just not feeling pachinko today.

Sentence 3

A pachinko parlor opened on the corner, and now there's more traffic than ever.

Sentence 4

Quite a few people stop by a pachinko parlor on the way home from work, don't they?

Sentence 5

That rumor is about as reliable as pachinko odds.