Railbird

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rail or similar bird
  2. 2
    a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track wordnet
  3. 3
    A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast US, slang

    "He earned it one night at Chelsea Billiards in New York, where he knocked off Eddie Hubler, a.k.a. Kid Vicious, winning $4,200 from railbirds who were certain that the fat kid from Jersey had no game."

Example

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"He earned it one night at Chelsea Billiards in New York, where he knocked off Eddie Hubler, a.k.a. Kid Vicious, winning $4,200 from railbirds who were certain that the fat kid from Jersey had no game."

Etymology

From rail + bird.

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