hole card

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohl kahrd]
- /hoʊl kɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohl kahrd]
- /hoʊl kɑrd/

Definitions of hole card words

noun hole card Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal. 1
noun hole card something held in reserve until it can be used to advantage. 1
noun hole card a card dealt face down in stud poker 0
noun hole card a hidden advantage or undisclosed resource 0
noun hole card (poker, chiefly in the plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown. 0
noun hole card (by extension) Something held in reserve, or concealed, until it is useful. 0

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Origin of hole card

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Hole card

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hole card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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