Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Cincinnati)A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti and cheese.

  2. Synonym of three-card monte.

  3. Sexual activity involving three individuals.

Origin

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and Jo

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain. Doublet of trivia.

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Forms

plural: three-ways

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Synonym of three-card monte:three-card monte

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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