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one-eyed jack

one-eyed jack noun: either the jack of spades or jack of hearts, on which the jack is commonly depicted in profile.

one-eyed jack: either the jack of spades or jack of hearts, on which the jack is commonly depicted in profile
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Noun

one-eyed jack (plural one-eyed jacks)

  1. (slang) Either the jack of spades or jack of hearts, on which the jack is commonly depicted in profile.
    • The game is seven card stud. After the queen, one-eyed jacks and low card in the hole are wild.1989 June 26, “The Emissary” (2:05), in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2, episode 20, spoken by Data (Brent Spiner)
  2. Synonym of egg in a hole.
    Synonyms:
    egg in a hole

Synonyms of one-eyed jack

Forms of one-eyed jack

pluralone-eyed jacks

Questions about one-eyed jack

What does one-eyed jack mean?
One-eyed jack means either the jack of spades or jack of hearts, on which the jack is commonly depicted in profile.
What part of speech is one-eyed jack?
One-eyed jack is a noun.
What is the plural of one-eyed jack?
The plural of one-eyed jack is one-eyed jacks.

Words near one-eyed jack in the dictionary

  1. one-eighties
  2. one-eighty
  3. one-er
  4. one-ers
  5. one-eyed
  6. one-eyed jack
  7. one-eyed jacks
  8. one-eyed king
  9. one-eyed kings
  10. one-eyed monster
  11. one-eyed monsters

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