Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suicide king

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: sui-cide k-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.

Slang

Example Sentences

"When Henry played poker, he liked to declare suicide kings wild, as he felt it lent him an air of sophistication."
"Bayr laid the card down on top of the cowboy's. “Suicide king,” he said softly, touching the king of hearts' sword with his forefinger."

Etymology

So called because the king of hearts appears to be stabbing himself in the head with his sword in English pattern playing cards.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

suicide kings (plural)

Phrases

one-eyed jack man with the ax wild card

Frequently Paired Words

one-eyed jack man with the ax wild card

Synonyms

king of hearts

Questions

What does suicide king mean?: A king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.
Where does suicide king come from?: So called because the king of hearts appears to be stabbing himself in the head with his sword in English pattern playing cards.

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