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poker

1

[ poh-ker ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that pokes. poke.
  2. a metal rod for poking poke or stirring a fire.


poker

2

[ poh-ker ]

noun

  1. a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.

poker

1

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire
  2. a person or thing that pokes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poker

2

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of poker1

First recorded in 1525–35; poke 1 + -er 1

Origin of poker2

1825–35, Americanism; perhaps originally braggart, bluffer; compare Middle Low German poken to brag, play, Middle Dutch poken to bluff, brag
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of poker1

C19: probably from French poque similar card game
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with poker , also see stiff as a board (poker) .
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Example Sentences

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Poker girls are officially described as waitresses, and are hired along with other staff like bartenders, chefs and parking valets to work at poker parties in private homes.

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The factory plant, the bowling alley and poker night are, along with the bedroom, the main points of his existence.

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Early on in the night, host Conan O'Brien called him out, saying he was "dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2am".

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Card game Balatro encourages players to build poker hands but allows them to modify decks and use special joker cards to boost their scores.

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Trying to call this is a bit like a game I used to play with my kids, poker dice, where you roll five dice and it is completely random what you end up with.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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