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Nina from Pasadena

Nina from Pasadena proper noun: a roll of nine in the game of craps.

Proper noun

Nina from Pasadena

  1. A roll of nine in the game of craps.
    • Shaking the dice in his hand, he chanted: “Nina from Pasadena, pull your tits. Be there seven.” With a bit of wrist-flourish he chucked the dice. They cartwheeled a few times, skidded, and then petered out with two ones up.1971, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Up from Never, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 96
    • The most reliable stickman on the floor, Jimmy McGuire, was running the table. Data could hear his silky tenor before he could see the player due to the dense ring of spectators around the pit. “On your bets, place your bets. […] And that is nine. Nina from Pasadena. Point is nine. How about the...2014, Jeffrey Lang, The Light Fantastic (Star Trek: The Next Generation), New York, NY: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 68

Synonyms of Nina from Pasadena

Questions about Nina from Pasadena

What does Nina from Pasadena mean?
Nina from Pasadena means a roll of nine in the game of craps.
What part of speech is Nina from Pasadena?
Nina from Pasadena is a proper noun.

Words near Nina from Pasadena in the dictionary

  1. Nimzowitsch Defence
  2. Nimzowitschian
  3. nin
  4. nina
  5. Nina from Carolina
  6. Nina from Pasadena
  7. NINA loan
  8. NINA loans
  9. Nina Ross
  10. Nina Rosses
  11. Ninan

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