also: ぱちんこ
noun
pachinko; Japanese pinball-like gambling game
Vertical mechanical gambling game played in pachinko parlors; balls are launched and fall through pins to win more balls.
週末はよくパチンコに行く。
I often go play pachinko on weekends.
パチンコで大当たりが出た。
I hit a jackpot on the pachinko machine.
noun
A hand-held Y-shaped device for shooting small projectiles; the word mimics the snapping sound.
子供の頃、パチンコで遊んだ。
I played with a slingshot when I was a child.
noun
Colloquial slang for a handgun, likening the shooting sound to the game or slingshot.
やくざがパチンコを隠し持っていた。
The gangster was carrying a concealed pistol.