fruit machine

noun

A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.

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Meanings

nounfruit machine (plural fruit machines)

plural fruit machines

  1. UKgamblingA slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.
  2. CanadaslangcriminologyA device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.
  3. foodA vending machine that dispenses fruit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slot machine

Origin

From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

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fruit machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20machine

MLA

“fruit machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20machine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruit machine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruit%20machine.

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