Bookie Definition & Meaning

bookie
noun
  1. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

"Bookie" in song lyrics

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  • "Paid debts to the streets, paid debts to the bookie"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Othorized F.A.M. — Staten Islanders
  • "I'ma beat you down like gambler owes a bookie"
    Above the Law — Menace to Society
  • "I go by the name of Bookie"
    Bookie f/ Agony, Omega G — 602

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