Talk:on top
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Fake bet in gambling
on the uppermost part ; (adj) in charge[edit]
https://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=on%20top --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:25, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
Fake bet in gambling[edit]
A bet announced as "on top" is apparently a fake bet placed by a shill to encourage others. Source: Eric Partridge, Slang To-day and Yesterday (1970); also mentioned by Jonathon Green, who presumably got it from Partridge as with some other slang he documents. Equinox ◑ 19:13, 3 January 2021 (UTC)