Reverse Dictionary: CARDS – CARDZ

CARDS – ADJECTIVES
– in card-playing: without trumps SICK c1870 Aust. sl.
– in cards: with one’s cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating ABOVE-BOARD 1594 obs.
– of a betting style in poker: conservative, even when winning BEHIND THE LOG 1971 US sl.
– of a pack of cards: stacked or marked ICED 1925 US sl.
– of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump BAFF Bk1898 Sc.
– of playing cards: in disorder LOCKERED 1824 Eng. dial.
– of playing cards: tampered with FUNNY 20C sl.
– partaking in a game of cards or pool IN 20C sl.
 
CARDS – NOUNS
– a bent corner used by a cheat to identify the card EAR 1950 US sl.
– a bump placed on a playing card by pressing it against a small sharp object; used by card cheats to identify the value of the card BLISTER 1991 US sl.
– a card game for one player OLD SOL 1966 Amer. dial.
– a card in a crooked deck SLICK ACE 1920s US criminals’ sl.
– a card not belonging to the deck in play ALIEN CARD 20C sl.
– a card that is slightly longer than the rest of the pack and thus identifiable by cheats OLD GENT 1935 US gambling sl.
– a card that is slightly wider than the rest of the pack and thus identifiable by cheats OLD LADY;  OLD GENTLEMAN 1828 card-sharpers’ sl.
– a crooked deck of cards that a cheat can read from the backs READERS L19 gambling sl.
– a cut made to a deck of cards by pushing out the middle section with a finger and placing those cards on top PADDY’S POKE 20C Aust. sl.
– a deck of cards BATCH Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– a deck of cards BOOK OF FOUR KINGS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards BUNCH 1563 obs.
– a deck of cards CALIFORNIA BIBLE M19 US sl.
– a deck of cards CHILD’S (BEST) GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards DEVIL’S BIBLE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards DEVIL’S BOOK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards DEVIL’S PICTURE BOOK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards DEVIL’S PLAY BOOK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards KING’S BOOKS M17 sl.
– a deck of cards PAIR OF CARDS 1530 obs.
– a deck of cards PRAYER BOOK Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards RAILROAD BIBLE L19 US sl.
– a deck of cards THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS Bk1903 Amer. sl.
– a deck of cards, esp. as used during the ‘gold rush’ days in California CALIFORNIA(N) PRAYERBOOK 1851 Amer. dial. jocular usage
– a discarded playing card DISBAND 1970 Amer. dial.
– a face card or a ten PAINT 1920s US tramps’ sl.
– a good hand at cards POWER HOUSE Bk1934 college sl.
– a hand of cards MITT 1896 US sl.
– a kitty in a card game PUGGY 1985 Sc. sl.
– a low playing card in a suit RAG 1930s NZ sl.
– a luminous daub used by card cheats to mark cards GOLDEN GLOW 1988 US sl.
– a marked card READER L19 sl.
– an amount of money that must be contributed before playing certain card games such as poker ANTE 1814 orig US
– an exciting venture at cards or betting OAK-WUCK 1873 Eng. dial.
– an object that reflects the image of cards, small enough to be held in the user’s hand PALM SHINER 1997 US gambling sl.
– an unbeatable hand THE NUTS 1917 US sl.
– any alteration of playing cards as part of a cheating scheme PAPERWORK 1962 US sl.
– any cheating device used in a card game GADGET 1988 US sl.
– a playing-card CARTE 1497 Sc.
– a playing card, an upward face of a die, or a domino half bearing three pips THREE-SPOT 1960s
– a refusal to follow suit at a game of cards RENEAGUE Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– a ring worn on the forefinger of the dealer, and used in order to deal specific cards to this or that person GAFF c1830 US card-sharpers’ sl.
– a round of cards TRICK 20C US, Civil War usage
– a small pile or set of cards PACKET 1887 rare
– a small rubber suction-cap to make a card stick to the underside of a table BUTTON 1926 criminals’ sl.
– a spot of grease used to mark a card DAUB 1960s sl.
– a stacked deck of cards COLD DECK 1857 US sl.
– a trick at cards TAKE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– applied to the small cards 2 to 10 BEGGAR Bk1888
– card-playing CARTING 1535 Sc. obs.
– cards LONGS AND BROADS 1823 Brit. sl.
– cards manufactured so that all above the eight are a trifle longer than those below it LONGS AND SHORTS c1860 cardsharpers’ sl.
– high cards cut wedge-shape, a little wider than the rest, so as to be easily drawn in a crooked game STRIPPERS Bk1904 gaming sl.
– in card games: a hand (of cards) DUKE 1967 US sl.
– in card games: cards that have been discarded DEAD 1973 US sl.
– in cards: a club BASTON 1593 obs.
– in cards: a club OAK-WUCK 1873 Eng. dial.
– in cards: a diamond SIMPLE SIMON 1910s sl.
– in cards: a jack BABY 19C sl.
– in cards: a jack LADDIE 1988 US sl.
– in cards: a jack PALM 1824 Sc.
– in cards: a jack PAWMIE 1825 Sc.
– in cards: a jack VALET 1988 US sl.
– in cards: a jack VARLET 1508 obs.
– in cards: a king BULL-DOG Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
– in cards: a king GOLD RING 1992 UK rhyming sl.
– in cards: a king HIGHLAND FLING 1960s rhyming sl.
– in cards, a king THE OLD MAN L19 sl.
– in cards: an ace A 1988 US sl.
– in cards; an ace BULLET Bk1904 college sl.
– in cards: an ace OIL WELL 1988 US sl.
– in cards: any jack, queen, or king COURT CARD 1961 US sl.
– in cards: any king THIRTEEN 1996 US sl.
– in cards; a queen BITCH Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
– in cards: a queen DAME 1996 US sl.
– in cards: a queen LADY 1900 US sl.
– in cards: a queen MADAM 1988 US sl.
– in cards: a queen MICK 1910s Aust. sl.
– in cards: a queen MOP-SQUEEZER 1949 US sl.
– in cards, a queen NAG 1987 Amer. sl.
– in cards: a queen OLD WOMAN 1878 US sl.
– in cards: a queen Q 1991 US sl.
– in cards, a queen TYPEWRITER 1897 Amer. dial.
– in cards: a queen WHORE 20C
– in cards: a three VICAR OF BRAY 20C rhyming sl. for ‘tray’
– in cards: a two DUCK 1988 US sl.
– in cards: a two JUICE 1951 US sl.
– in cards: clubs C 20C
– in cards: the ace of diamonds EARL OF CORK M19 Anglo-Irish
– in cards: the ace of spades MOSSYFACE;  OLD MOSSYFACE L19 Brit. sl.
– in cards: the ace of spades OLD FRIZZLE 18C sl.
– in cards: the ace of spades OLD RUFFLER Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the ace or queen of hearts MAGGIE 20C Irish sl.
– in cards: the four of clubs DEVIL’S BEDSTEAD;  DEVIL’S POST Bk1900 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the four of clubs, considered an unlucky card OLD GENTLEMAN’S BED-POSTS;  OLD GENTLEMAN’S FOUR-POSTER M19 sl.
– in cards: the four of spades NED STOKES 1791 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the jack of clubs JACK OF OAKS 1888 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the jack of clubs PAM 1685
– in cards: the jack of clubs PAMPHIE 1825 Sc.
– in cards: the jack of clubs PAWMIE 1825 Sc.
– in cards: the joker BEST BOWER Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– in cards: the joker BIG ONE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– in cards: the joker CUTOR Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– in cards: the joker FUZZY 1988 US sl.
– in cards: the joker JESTER Bk1896 sl.
– in cards: the joker NAB;  NABE 1990s Irish sl.
– in cards: the joker OLD NICK L19 Anglo-Irish
– in cards: the joker THE NAILER L19 Anglo-Irish
– in cards: the joker WILD ONE Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– in cards: the nine of diamonds CURSE OF SCOTLAND 1715
– in cards: the queen of clubs QUEEN BESS 1791 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the queen of spades CALAMITY JANE 1968 US sl.
– in cards: the queen of spades SLIPPERY ANNE 1950 US sl.
– in cards: the six of hearts GRACE-CARD Bk1913 Irish sl.
– in cards: the suit of clubs OAK 1847-78 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the suit of clubs OAKS 1825 Eng. dial.
– in cards: the suit of spades DIGGUMS L19 gamesters’ sl.
– in cards: the ten of a card-suit SINGLE-TEN 1829
– in cards: the two of spades LITTLE CASINO 1988 US sl.
– in card-sharping: a minute dot on a card SIGHTER 1894 criminals’ sl.
– in card trickery: a cut of the deck that leaves the cards in the same order as before the cut GREEK SHUFFLE 2003 US sl.
– in card trickery: a method of holding the deck that favours cheating MECHANIC’S GRIP 2003 US sl.
– marked cards CHEATERS 1968 Amer. dial.
– marked cards CHEATS 20C Amer. sl.
– marked cards for sharpers PAPER 1894 US sl.
– picture or court cards BABBY-CARDS Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– playing cards BROADS 1812 sl.
– playing cards COLDSTREAM GUARDS;  COLDSTREAMS 1992 UK rhyming sl.
– playing cards DARBS L19 sl.
– playing cards DEVIL’S BOOKS 1790 Sc.
– playing cards DEVIL’S PAINTED BOOKS 1812 Sc.
– playing cards DEVIL’S PASTEBOARDS 1986 Amer. dial.
– playing cards DEVIL’S PICTURE BOOKS 1786 Sc.
– playing cards DEVIL’S PICTURES 1930 Amer. dial.
– playing cards MULLIGANS 20C Aust. sl.
– playing cards PAINTED MISCHIEF 1879 sl.
– playing cards PAPER M19 US sl.
– playing cards of the second quality HARRYS;  KING HARRYS 1842
– playing cards that have been altered for cheating by a minute sanding of the edges SANDPAPER 1962 US sl.
– the act of turning a card face upwards FACING 1674
– the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection ACT 1991 US sl.
– the remainder of the pack after the hands have been dealt TALON 1891
– the smallest or least valuable playing-cards in a game SCADDIN 1921 Sc.
 
CARDS – NOUNS, PERSON
– a bad card-player BAND-HOUSE PLAYER Bk1997 Irish sl.
– a big-money card player HEAVY 1938 US gambling sl.
– a card cheat PHILOSOPHER 1967 US sl.
– a card cheat who marks cards for identification in another player’s hand PAINTER 1993 US sl.
– a card cheat who works alone ALONE PLAYER 1961 US sl.
– a card player CARDER c1530 obs.
– a card-player CARTER 1566 Sc. obs.
– a card-sharp BITER 1674 UK sl.
– a card-sharp GENTLEMAN OF THE GREEN BAIZE ROAD 1889 UK sl.
– a card-sharp; a cheat at cards OPERATOR 1731 obs.
– a card-sharp, a gambler, a professional swindler SPIELER 1859 sl., orig. US
– a card-sharp; a person who is skilled at manipulating playing cards CARD MECHANIC 1906 US sl.
– a card-sharp; a scoundrel TOWN SHIFT M17 sl.
– a card-sharp, a trickster, a swindler WHEADLE 1675 criminals’ sl.
– a card-sharp; a well-dressed sharper on the lookout for raw country visitors and the like BEAU-TRAP a1674 sl.
– a card-sharp or other cheating gamester MAGSMAN M19 sl.
– a cheat at cards or billiards BISMARCKER;  BISMARQUER c1866
– a cheat at cards or billiards BLACKLEG Bk1891 sl.
– a cheater at cards BIG MITT MAN 1936 gambling sl.
– a cheater at playing cards, who reaches into his own supply of good and bad cards during a game HAND MUCKER 1979 US gambling sl.
– a cheating card-player or dice-player GAMBLER 1796 sl.
– a cheating gambler who deals from the bottom of the deck BASEMENT DEALER Bk1997 gambling cheats’ sl.
– a cheat who marks cards by nicking them with his fingernails NAIL NICKER 1997 US sl.
– a cheat who switches cards MITT MAN 1997 US sl.
– a decoy-duck at cards who induces strangers to play with sharpers by persuasion or by seeing him win BEARER-UP 1873 UK sl.
– a fraudulent card player; a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another SHARPER 1681 colloq.
– a fraudulent card player or other gambler SHARP 1797 colloq.
– a fraudulent card player or other gambler TUG 1896 Aust. sl.
– a person who cheats at cards or checkers DUKE PLAYER 1937 US criminals’ sl.
– a person who deals from the bottom of a deck of cards BASE DEALER Bk1992 gambling sl.
– a person who habitually cheats at card games; one who swindles or tricks another SHARPSTER 1942
– a person who lures a victim into a crooked game of cards or dice BEATER 1592 UK criminals’ sl.
– a person who uses sleigh-of-hand to cheat at cards MUCKER 1996 US sl.
– a professional card-sharper; a card cheat TAME-CHEATER 1890 criminals’ sl. obs.
– a skilled card cheat adept at dealing the second card instead of the top card in a deck NUMBER TWO MAN 1979 US sl.
– a street card-sharp FAKIR 1900s sl.
– in cards: a person who actually takes part in a game, as distinct from one who stands by and bets on it SITTER 1748  obs. rare
– in cards: a person who makes a bid BIDDER 1880
– in cards: a person who makes false bids in order to encourage a genuine player CAPPER 1871 Amer. thieves’ sl.
– in cards: the first player ELDER HAND 1589
– in cards: the last player, or the last except the dealer YOUNGEST HAND 1674 rare
– in cards: the person holding the cards; the player holding a particular hand HAND 1589
– in cards: the player to the dealer’s immediate left, who receives cards first AGE 19C sl.
– in cards: the second player in a two-handed game YOUNGER HAND 1744
 
CARDS – PHRASES
– said of one who has lost heavily at cards BACKED AND BREASTED 1912 Sc.
– of a hand at cards: to be strong HAVE HEADS ON THEM LIKE BOILS;  HAVE HEADS ON THEM LIKE MICE 1940s Aust. sl.
 
CARDS – VERBS
– to add to, or substitute, cards in a pack surreptitiously RING IN Bk1903 Amer. sl.
– to arrange or shuffle cards so as to cheat or secure a fraudulent advantage PACK CARDS 1599
– to bend a playing card so that it can be identified later in another player’s hand DEBONE 1968 US sl.
– to charge card players for the privilege of playing RAKE A GAME 1977 US sl.
– to cheat at cards GREEK 1817 sl.
– to cheat at cards SNAKE a1861
– to cheat, swindle or trick a person at cards SHARP L17 colloq.
– to comment while others play a game KIBITZ 1927 US sl.
– to conceal in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at cards or dice PALM 1673
– to cut at cards PART 1892 Eng. dial.
– to deal the cards CRANK 1988 US sl.
– to discard a playing card DISBAND 1970 Amer. dial.
– to fold one’s cards` FLUNK M19 US sl.
– to increase a stake at cards FAT UP 1892 Amer. dial.
– to inveigle someone into a cheating card-game MITT SOMEONE IN 1900s US criminals’ sl.
– to lead, to begin a game of cards LAKE IN Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed ADVERTISE 20C sl.
– to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed for later strategic advantage BAIT 20C sl.
– to mark the edges of playing cards with sandpaper or another abrasive for the purpose of cheating SAND 1979 US sl.
– to play a card HEAVE Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– to play cards for a small amount of money SPUD 1920s African-American sl.
– to play cards; to gamble BUCK THE TIGER 1851 US sl.
– to play cards; to play against a gambling establishment, esp. at faro; to gamble FIGHT THE TIGER 1837 Amer. dial.
– to prepare cards for cheating purposes PACK THE CARDS;  PUT UP THE CARDS;  STOCK THE CARDS Bk1891 Amer. sl.
– to put money in the pot DECORATE THE POT 1967 Amer. jocular usage
– to raise the bet of (someone) LIFT 1859 Amer. sl.
– to refuse to follow suit at a game of cards RENEAGUE 1891 Eng. dial.
– to revoke at cards FAINAIGUE;  FINAGUE 1888 Eng. dial.
– to revoke at cards NIG;  RE-NIG Bk1902 Amer sl.
– to shuffle a deck of playing cards by simultaneously drawing cards from the bottom and top of the deck FUZZ 1967 US sl.
– to shuffle cards MAKE 1876
– to shuffle cards MUSHLE 1952 Amer. dial.
– to shuffle cards PAUCHLE 1930 Sc.
– to shuffle cards RAMJOLLOCK B1900 Eng. dial.
– to ‘stack’ the cards; to cheat, to work a three-card trick FAKE THE BROADS;  WORK THE BROADS c1840 criminals’ sl.
– to substitute a prepared pack of cards RING IN A COLD DECK 1887 sl.
– to win at cards RING IN Bk1903 Amer. sl.

CARDS, BLACKJACK – NOUNS
– a hand composed of two face cards COLD TURKEY 1980 US sl.
– an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21 CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK 1982 US sl.
– an ace and ten-point card dealt as the first two cards to a player SNAPPER 1980s US sl.
– any card worth ten points X 1991 US sl.
– a private game of blackjack CADDY BLACKJACK 1981 US sl.
– the card game blackjack JACK 1930s US sl.
– the game of blackjack BURN AND TURN 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage
 
CARDS, BLACKJACK – VERBS
– 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 EAT CARDS 1991 US sl.

CARDS, BRIDGE – NOUNS
– a superlative hand ROCK-CRUSHER 1952
– a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed DOUBLE DUMMY 1900
– the only card of a suit in a hand SINGLETON 1876

CARDS, POKER – ADJECTIVES
– describing an unexpected hand produced by drawing BACK-DOOR 1979 US sl.
– formed by many bets and raised bets; of the collective bets in a hand of poker JAMMED 1996 US sl.
– formed with help from the communal face-up cards; used of a pair UP IN THE AIR 1992 US sl.
– in the form of a raised bet UPSTAIRS 1996 US sl.
– owing chips to a collective bet on a hand LIGHT 1967 US sl.
– said of a hand that is unplayable WOODEN 1951 US.
– said of a very poor hand or series of very poor hands ARCTIC 1996 US sl.
– used of the king or jack, esp. as wild cards ONE-EYED 1960s US sl.
– without further funds SICK 1988 US sl.
 
CARDS, POKER – NOUNS
– a bet equal to the last bet made in a hesitating fashion CYRING CALL 1982 US sl.
– a bet involving a red chip (the bay) and white chip (the gray) BAY AND A GRAY 1951 US sl.
– a bet made without putting up the funds, binding among friends MOUTH BET 1889 US sl.
– a betting chip in a poker game CLAM 1988 US sl.
– a card drawn to make a strong hand in a heavily bet situation FANTASTIC BUY 1988 US sl.
– a deceptive bet TRAP 1979 US sl.
– a draw in the hope of completing a hand that is extremely unlikely FANCY BOY 1967 US sl.
– a drawn card that completes an inside straight GUT SHOT 1951 US sl.
– a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent PENNY ANTE 1850 Amer.
– a good hand drawn after a poor dealt hand GARDENA MIRACLE 1982 US sl.
– a great hand or large amount of money bet MONSTER 1982 US sl.
– a group of friends who play poker at card-rooms, taking advantage of unskilled strangers WOLF PACK 1996 US sl.
– a hand of cards MITT 1896 US sl.
– a high-value hand HOLY CITY 1988 US sl.
– a jack or a seven HOOK 1949 Amer. sl.
– a jack or knave J-BIRD 1951 Amer. sl.
– a joker played as an ace or wild card to complete a flush or straight BUG 1967 US sl.
– a large bet on a poor hand designed to mislead other players COLD BLUFF 1980 US sl.
– a large pot MOOSE 1996 US sl.
– a nonstandard hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and one cards between 5 and 9, and one card between two and five SKEET 1963 US sl.
– an unexpectedly strong hand held by another player whose betting has successfully masked its strength TROJAN HORSE 1996 US sl.
– any card ranked ten or lower WHITESKIN 1943 US sl.
– any card that improves a hand FRIEND 1988 US sl.
– any special rule applied to a game using wild cards GADGET 1967 US sl.
– a pair of fives FIVEZIES 1988 US sl.
– a pair of tens or lower SHORT PAIR 1963 US sl.
– a pair of twos JUICES 1951 US sl.
– a player’s cash reserved for household expenses pressed into action after he has lost his betting money FOOD STAMPS 1996 US sl.
– a player’s mannerisms, which may provide clues as to the relative strength of his hand TABLE MANNERS 1981 US sl.
– a play or a bet made strictly for the purpose of creating an impression YELLOW PAGES 1996 US sl.
– a poker game being played by a group of poor players, ripe for the taking by a good professional CHERRY PATCH 1982 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of a pair of aces ACES 1987 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of a pair of aces (the highest card) and a pair of twos (the lowest card) TOPS AND BOTTOMS 1951 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of a pair of threes and a pair of twos MITES AND LICE 1967 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of five cards between three and eight and no pairs among them LITTLE CAT 1963 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of five cards between two and seven and no pairs among them LITTLE DOG 1963 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of four sequenced cards which can be converted into a five-card sequence with the correct draw at either end of the sequence COUNTRY STRAIGHT 1978 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair; a ‘full house’ SALOON 1988 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of three sevens TWENTY-ONE DAYS IN THE COUNTY JAIL 1988 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of three sixes and a pair UNION PACIFIC 1988 US sl.
– a poker hand consisting of three threes and a pair (‘treys full’) WAITER’S DELIGHT 1988 US sl.
– a poker hand held by a player who has bet all of his chips or money on the hand DEAD HAND 1947 US sl.
– a poker hand in which most of the players are still betting at the end of the hand FAMILY POT 1990 US sl.
– a poker hand of mixed aces and 8s, or jacks and (red) 7s or 8s DEAD MAN’S HAND 1888 US sl.
– a poker hand that entitles the player to special payment from all other players LALAPALOOZE 1988 US sl.
– a poker hand that is certain to win; the best possible hand IMMORTAL 1947 US sl.
– a poker hand that warrants staying in the game but not raising the bet STAYER 1949 US sl.
– a poker hand which consists of five court cards, and which, when player, beats two pairs BLAZE 1889 US
– a poker hand which consists of the lowest possible combination of five cards – these are two, three, four, five, and seven TIGER 1889
– a poker hand which resembles a straight but has a card or cards missing, hence a worthless hand KANGAROO STRAIGHT 1950s US sl.
– a poker hand with all cards of the same suit and an ace as the high card NUT FLUSH 1973 US sl.
– a poker hand with all four cards of the same rank QUADS 1996 US sl.
– a poker hand with cards of all four suits RAINBOW HAND 1950 US sl.
– a poker hand with three tens THIRTY DAYS 1963 US sl.
– a poor hand as used to bluff other players MEXICAN FLUSH 1928 Amer. sl.
– a poor hand that a player holds into high betting in the hope that other players are bluffing and have even worse hands HAIL MARY 1996 US sl.
– a poor hand that fails to make a flush or a straight BUST 1932 sl.
– a poor hand that wins a pot, esp. a pair of twos DUCK BUCKET 1996 US sl.
– a queen and a ten Q TIP 1996 US sl.
– a sequenced hand comprised of all red or all black suits, but not a flush BOUQUET STRAIGHT 1996 US
– a sequence from five down to ace BIKE 1978 US sl.
– a sequence of five cards, same suit, ending with the face cards QUINT MAJOR 1988 US sl.
– a spade-flush ALL VANILLA 1948 US sl.
– a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player LOOLOO 1896 Amer.  dial.
– a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player LALAPALOOZA;  LALLAPALOOSA 1934 Amer. dial.
– a stacked deck ICE 1967 US sl.
– a stake put up by a player before seeing his cards BLIND 1872
– a three-dollar bet TRIVET 1996 US sl.
– a trap play ZIPPER 1988 US sl.
– a two, three, four, or fiver BABY 1979 US sl.
– a useless card in the dealt hand or a drawn card that does not improve the hand RAG 1978 US sl.
– a very poor hand JUICES 1951 US sl.
– a white betting chip in private poker games BONE 1866 US sl.
– a wild card, which may be played as a card of any value FREAK 1949 US sl.
– a worthless hand consisting of four cards of a single suit and one indifferent card ARKANSAS FLUSH 1950 US sl., jocular usage
– a worthless hand that is not quite a flush BUSTED FLUSH 1927 US sl.
– a worthless three-card flush BOBTAILED FLUSH 1873 Amer. dial.
– a worthless three-card flush BOBTAILED STRAIGHT 1944 Amer. dial.
– a worthless three-card flush BOBTAIL FLUSH 1875 Amer. dial.
– a worthless three-card flush BOBTAIL STRAIGHT 1968 Amer. dial.
– five cards of the same suit in sequence QUINT 1979 US sl.
– four cards of the same rank QUADRUPLETS 1979 US sl.
– four cards of the same suit in sequence QUART 1979 US sl.
– four cards retained in the hope of making a straight GUTSER c1920 Aust. sl.
– idle chatter that does not rise to the level of intentionally distracting talk TABLE TALK 1979 US sl.
– in hold ’em poker: a five and ten, as the first two cards dealt to a player BARBARA HUTTON 1981 US sl.
– in hold ’em poker: a hand consisting of a four and a nine GOLD RUSH 1996 US sl.
– in hold ’em poker: an ace and a jack as the first two cards dealt to a particular player AJAX 1981 US sl.
– in hold ’em poker: the ace of diamonds and ace of hearts as the first two cards dealt to a player AMERICAN AIRLINES 1981 US sl.
– in hold ’em poker: the first three cards dealt face-up in the centre of the table FLOP 1990 US sl.
– low-stakes betting ZLOTY 1996 US sl.
– money bet by a player who has withdrawn from a hand DEAD MONEY 1992 US sl.
– pairs of 9s ad 5s, or a straight from 9 to 5 OFFICE HOURS 1963 US sl.
– poker chips IVORY a1890 sl.
– poker played for very small stakes PEANUT POKER 1988 US sl.
– poor cards DISH RAGS 1996 US sl.
– the ace, two, and three ABC 1988 US sl.
– the agreed-upon minimum number of players to continue a game QUORUM 1979 US sl.
– the cards that have been discarded GARBAGE 1967 US sl.
– the ‘eldest hand’ in the game of poker AGE 1882
– the final card received by a player RIVER 2003 UK sl.
– the four diamonds ZIRCONIA FLUSH 1996 US sl.
– the game of poker ANTE-UP L19 Aust. sl.
– the joker SNOOZER 1950 US sl.
– the low card in a five-card sequence FAMILY POT 1990 US sl.
– the lower value pair in a hand consisting of two pairs SIDE ARMS 1988 US sl.
– the minimum number of chips that a player can buy from the bank at once TAKE-OUT 1967 US sl.
– the moment when betting is completed and the players show their hands SHOWDOWN 1982 US sl.
– the pile of discarded cards MUCK 1990 US sl.
– the poker game with the highest stakes A-GAME 1949 US sl.
– the sense of intuition of poker player who can ascertain the hands held by other players X-RAY EYES 1988 US sl.
– three cards of the same suit, unpaired and without value MONKEY FLUSH 1963 US sl.
– three kings KU KLUX KLAN 1967 US sl.
– three queens SIX TITS 1948 US sl.
– three tens JUDGE DEAN;  JUDGE DUFFY 1963 US sl.
– two consecutive winning hands DAILY DOUBLE 1996 US sl.
– two kings dealt consecutively COLD TURKEY 1988 US sl.
– used for describing what player on a very good streak of luck needs ASBESTOS PANTS 1988 US sl.
 
CARDS, POKER – NOUNS, PERSON
– a female poker player in a low-stakes game of poker HENNY PENNY 1988 US sl.
– a low-betting poker player who tries to eke out meagre winnings against unskilled players BOTTOM FEEDER 1996 US sl.
– an expert poker player who shows no emotion, no matter how good or bad his hand ZOMBIE 1979 US sl.
– an unskilled poker player who calls bets prematurely CALLING STATION 1979 US sl.
– a person who physically transports players to an illegal poker game LUGGER 1979 US sl.
– a poker player skilled at assessing the hands of other players CALCULATOR 1988 US sl.
– a poker player wearing headphones during play HERMIT 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who berates the other players when he wins a hand SNORKER 1988 US sl.
– a poker player who bets and plays in an extremely predictable manner AUTOMATON 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who bets heavily ARCHITECT 1988 US sl.
– a poker player who bets only on a very good hand or with very good odds MILKER 1988 US sl.
– a poker player who complains loudly when losing QUACK 1979 US sl.
– a poker player who contemplates long and hard before every bet or play ZEPPELIN 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who controls the betting BUS DRIVER 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who does not talk or display emotion WOODEN INDIAN 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who engages in excessive needless table talk YOO-HOO 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who exploits other players by bending the rules of the game ANGLE SHOOTER 1982 US sl.
– a poker player who frequently absents himself from the table GHOST 1996 US sl.
– a poker player who joins a no-stakes game without sufficient funds MINNOW 1978 US sl.
– a poker player who methodically if undramatically drains money from the game by conservative, steady play BLEEDER 1988 US sl.
– a poker player who plays only with good hands or good odds favouring his hand DRUMMER 1988 US sl.
– a poker player who tells stories while playing AESOP 1996 US sl.
– a poker player with a strong grasp of the mathematics and probabilities associated with the game, but  a poor set of playing skills DILBERT 1996 US sl.
– a poker player with a strong intuitive sense of other players’ hands RADAR CHARLIE 1988 US sl.
– a poker player with the annoying habit of coaching other players YOGI 1996 US sl.
– a poker player, usually short, who is inclined to complain ANDY ROONEY 1996 US sl.
– a poor poker player MONKEY 1988 US sl.
– a poor poker player RABBIT 1967 US sl.
– a professional women poker player YENTA 1935 US criminals’ sl.
– a skilled and experienced poker player DEAN 1979 US sl.
– a stud poker player who stays in a hand until his last card, improbably hoping for the one card that can produce a winning hand LAST-CARD LOUIE 1951 US sl.
– cautious players in casino poker who fold early; ‘rocks’ typically don’t play unless they have a pair of aces or ace and king as their beginning cards ROCKS Bk2006 Amer. casino sl.
– the fifth player to the left of the dealer E;  EASY 1988 US sl.
– the fourth player to the left of the dealer D 1988 US sl.
– the poker player holding the winning hand in poker HIGH HAND Bk1992 gambling sl.
– the poker player with the best hand or who plays his hand as if it were the best hand GUNNER 1951 US sl.
– the poker player with the second best hand VICE PRESIDENT 1988 US sl.
– the sixth player to the left of the dealer F 1988 US sl.
– the third player to the left of the dealer C 1988 US sl.
 
CARDS, POKER – PHRASES
– said of a sequence of five cards, conventionally known as a ‘straight’ LIKE AN ARROW 1988 US sl.
– said of the first player to act in a given situation IN THE MOUTH 1979 US sl.
 
CARDS, POKER – VERBS
– to bet aggressively early in a hand, driving out other players and leaving a post consisting mostly of the buy-in antes STEAL THE ANTE 1975 US sl.
– to bet, to wager CHIP 1876 Amer. sl.
– to bet your entire bankroll MOVE IN 1979 US sl.
– to decline to raise a bet while holding a good hand in the hope of driving up the bet later in the play SANDBAG 1947 US sl.
– to draw a face card to a hand of four low cards PAINT 1967 US sl.
– to draw the card(s) needed to complete a full house, flush, straight, etc.; to complete a full house, etc. by drawing the necessary cards FILL 1875 Amer. dial.
– to fold holding a hand that would have won had the player stayed in the game GACK 1996 US sl.
– to fold, to discard your hand MUCK 2003 UK sl.
– to go through the cards that were not played after a hand is finished in search of what might have been HUNT RABBITS 1951 US sl.
– to increase a bet made by another player PUMP 1983 US sl.
– to look through undealt cards after a hand is completed to see what might have been RABBIT HUNT 1967 US sl.
– to make a bet equal to the previous bet MEET 1990 US sl.
– to match another player’s increased bet MAKE GOOD 1967 US sl.
– to match the previous bet FADE L19 gambling sl.
– to play less than ruthlessly against a friend SOFTPLAY 1990 UK sl.
– to raise the maximum bet allowed HUMP IT 1988 US sl.
– to stay in a hand with a large amount of money bet, hoping for a particular card to be drawn to improve your hand STAY AND PRAY 1988 US sl.
– to surround a player with two confederates whose collusive betting tactics relieve the middle player of his bankroll and drive him from the game SANDWICH 1973 US sl.
– to take the house percentage out of a pot DRAG 1988 US sl.
– to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand ACE OUT 1983 US sl.
– to win a hand with an inferior hand either through superior bluffing skills or poor estimation by other players STEAL 1979 US sl.

CARDS, OTHER GAMES – NOUNS
– a card game similar to rummy: it is played with from five to eight combined Spanish decks (i.e. without the eights, nines, and tens) by six to fifteen players; the object is to meld groupings of cards, with certain melds being more valuable; it became popular in the US West in the late 19th century PANGINGI;  PANGINKY;  PANGINNY;  PANGUINGUE 1905 Amer. dial.
– an old-fashioned game of cards; any number of players; the first player throws a card; next player, if he can, throws the same number in any other suit; if he cannot he pays one into pool; and so on till the fourth card of equal value is thrown, on which trick is taken by its player; if the player of the third has the fourth of equal value in his hand all the others pay, the holder of the most tricks takes the pool RANTER-GO-ROUND 1886 Eng. dial.
– in gin: a card discarded to lure a desired card from an opponent SALESMAN 1965 US sl.
– in gin: a card that completes a broken sequence GUT CARD 1965 US sl.
– in gin: a win without the opponent scoring TAILOR 1950 US sl.
– in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits ACES AROUND 20C sl.
– the game of pontoon or 21 VAN JOHN M19 sl.
 
CARDS, OTHER GAMES – VERBS
– in hearts: to play a heart on a non-heart trick PAINT 1987 US sl.

CARD-TABLE – NOUNS
– a card-table VELVET-PLAIN 1780 poetic usage