Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-bluff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: semi-bluff
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that they have some chance of improving their hand to win at a showdown.

verb

To attempt a semi-bluff

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English bluff English semi-bluff From semi- + bluff.

Inflected Forms

semi-bluffs (plural) semibluff (alternative) semi-bluffs (present, singular) semi-bluffing (participle, present) semi-bluffed (participle, past) semi-bluffed (past)

Questions

What does semi-bluff mean?: A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that they have some chance of improving their hand to win at a showdown.
Where does semi-bluff come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English bluff English semi-bluff From semi- + bluff.

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