CARDS, OTHER GAMES
NOUNS
► ACES AROUND in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits → 20C sl.
► GUT CARD in gin: a card that completes a broken sequence → 1965 US sl.
► PANGINGI ► PANGINKY ► PANGINNY ► PANGUINGUE 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 → 1905 Amer. dial.
► RANTER-GO-ROUND 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 → 1886 Eng. dial.
► SALESMAN in gin: a card discarded to lure a desired card from an opponent → 1965 US sl.
► TAILOR in gin: a win without the opponent scoring → 1950 US sl.
► VAN JOHN the game of pontoon or 21 → M19 sl.
VERBS
► PAINT in hearts: to play a heart on a non-heart trick → 1987 US sl.
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