An
imposter, posing as an advertising solicitor, who sells worthless
advertising space by misrepresentation or by implied
threats. "
This ghee (fellow) is a good ad-man. We'll give him a send-in (send him in) to rehash (swindle again) them joints we shook (swindled) already." (Note: The first extortion is the
Shake; every successive extortion is a
Bite or
Rehash. Victims, angered by successive
extortions sometimes refuse to make any further payments. In such cases a new
solicitor is often needed.) See
Limb-joint.
Tapman.
Tap, the.
- american underworld lingo - 1950