CARDS, BLACKJACK
NOUNS
► BURN AND TURN the game of blackjack → 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage
► CADDY BLACKJACK a private game of blackjack → 1981 US sl.
► CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21 → 1982 US sl.
► COLD TURKEY a hand composed of two face cards → 1980 US sl.
► JACK the card game blackjack → 1930s US sl.
► SNAPPER an ace and ten-point card dealt as the first two cards to a player → 1980s US sl.
► X any card worth ten points → 1991 US sl.
VERBS
► EAT CARDS to draw more cards than you normally would in a given hand in order to learn more about what cards are remaining unplayed; the card-eater takes a short-term loss in hope of long-term big win → 1991 US sl.
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