show-out

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

show-out (plural show-outs)

  1. A surreptitious signal made by an informer to the police contact, indicating that it is safe to approach.
    • 2007, Paul Willetts, North Soho 999: A True Story of Gun-crime in 1940s London, page 101:
      On entering the venue, the detective had to avoid approaching or acknowledging whoever he was meeting. First, the detective had to wait for the 'show out'. This consisted of a brief nod, signalling that there was nobody around who might blow the informer's cover.

References[edit]

  • Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (2015) The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, page 2006

Anagrams[edit]

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