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Gamboler Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
A broke con
What's a broke con?
Is it a convict that was set free on parole or a convict that escaped the penitentiary?
Context: "You know it's illegal for a broke con to carry a gun."
Is it a convict that was set free on parole or a convict that escaped the penitentiary?
Context: "You know it's illegal for a broke con to carry a gun."
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From your context, I would assume free on parole, but 'broke' usually means 'penniless'.
- From your context, I would assume free on parole, but 'broke' usually means 'penniless'.
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From your context, I would assume free on parole, but 'broke' usually means 'penniless'.
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I know, but this is not the case. The ex-convict has lots of money here.
Maybe he says "bloke con", but it sounds like "broke" in the movie.
Maybe he says "bloke con", but it sounds like "broke" in the movie.
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