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bad beat

bad beat noun: the losing of a hand after being the mathematical favorite to win at the start of the hand.

Noun

bad beat (plural bad beats)

  1. The losing of a hand after being the mathematical favorite to win at the start of the hand.

Forms of bad beat

pluralbad beats

Questions about bad beat

What does bad beat mean?
Bad beat means the losing of a hand after being the mathematical favorite to win at the start of the hand.
What part of speech is bad beat?
Bad beat is a noun.
What is the plural of bad beat?
The plural of bad beat is bad beats.

Words near bad beat in the dictionary

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  5. bad banks
  6. bad beat
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  8. bad belle
  9. Bad Bentheim
  10. bad bishop
  11. bad bishops

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