fruit machine meaning: definition, etymology

fruit machine

noun

Etymology From fruit + machine. * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits

Gambling, Games UK A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit.

Criminology, Human sciences, Law, Sciences Canada, Slang A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography.

Food, Lifestyle A vending machine that dispenses fruit.