Definitions for fast and loose
fast and loose

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1. Fast and Loose

   Fast and Loose is a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers. It is also known as Pricking the Garter, The Strap, The Old Army Game, The Australian Belt, and Pricking at the Belt. In older periods, the leather or cloth webbing garters that men used to hold their stockings up around their thighs were used in this game, later the cloth webbing belts like those used by soldiers were popular. Whatever the form, the game is played the same. A strap, usually in the form of a belt, is folded in half by the street hustler or mountebank, and then wound into a coil, forming two identical loops in the center of the coil—one the folded center of the strap, and the other its first fold. These loops look identical. The scam artist challenges a spectator to place a stick in the true center loop — the one that holds Fast to the stick when the two ends of the strap are pulled. If the operator pulled and the strap came "loose," the spectator lost his bet. Since the operator could secretly change how the two ends are pulled away, he could always win. Shills would help encourage others to play, make it look possible to win, and give "advice" to the "marks" who tried to win. By winning, the shills encourage others to try — "It's easy, if you know how to spot it."

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1. fast and loose

   An uncertain and shuffling conduct.

How to pronounce fast and loose?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fast and loose in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fast and loose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fast and loose in a Sentence

1. Dan Backer:

   It reinforces how fast and loose the Clinton machine was when it came to 'Hoovering up' these megadonor checks, not just from questionable Hollywood and Wall Street elites but potentially from foreign influence peddlers using who knows what money, it reinforces the need to take a long hard look at not just the unlawful money laundering process, but the way in which they were solicited as well.

2. Simon Schuster:

   This is clearly an example of what happens when our politics becomes laser-focused on raising the most amount of money possible, even if it may be playing fast and loose with the truth.

3. Donald Trump:

   If the Clintons were willing to play this fast and loose with their enterprise when they weren’t in the White House, just imagine what they will do if they are given the chance to control the Oval Office.

4. Jeremy Saland:

   If it's large enough, it bolsters their case. If it's insignificant, I don't know that I'd go down that road so much, because how are you corroborating that there was this cash transaction ? it's much easier to say he leased this apartment, because you can go look at records and speak to people about who was living there. But there's going to be no record of a cash transaction. Why give Trump Organization or Donald Trump the ability to separate that out or make that an issue ? If Trump Organization's overwhelming and you have good evidence of Trump Organization, then Trump Organization's consistent with [ the ] theory [ of the company playing ] fast and loose.

5. Colonel Craig Llewellyn:

   I had to ride herd over him, he kept toying with things, playing fast and loose...

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fast and loose
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fast and loose