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goofspiel

goofspiel noun: a card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.

Noun

goofspiel (uncountable)

  1. A card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.

Origin of goofspiel

Presumably from goof and German Spiel (“game”).

Questions about goofspiel

What does goofspiel mean?
Goofspiel means a card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.
What part of speech is goofspiel?
Goofspiel is a noun.

Words near goofspiel in the dictionary

  1. goofs
  2. goofs around
  3. goofs off
  4. goofs on
  5. goofs up
  6. goofspiel
  7. goofur
  8. goofus
  9. goofus bird
  10. goofus birds
  11. goofuses

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