little slam

lit·tle slam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lit-l slam]
- /ˈlɪt l slæm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lit-l slam]
- /ˈlɪt l slæm/

Definitions of little slam words

noun little slam the winning of twelve of the thirteen tricks of a deal. Also called small slam. Compare grand slam (def 1). 1
noun little slam the winning of all tricks except one by one side, or the contract to do so 0
noun little slam the winning of all but one trick in a deal by the declarer 0

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Origin of little slam

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Little slam

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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little slam popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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