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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold deck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
cold deck
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.

noun

A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat.

verb

To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

Inflected Forms

cold decks (plural) cold decks (present, singular) cold decking (participle, present) cold decked (participle, past) cold decked (past)

Synonyms

cooler

Questions

What does cold deck mean?
A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.
Where does cold deck come from?
From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

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