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one eyed jack

one eyed jack is the alternative form of one-eyed jack.

Meaning of one-eyed jack

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

Forms of one eyed jack

pluralone eyed jacks

Questions about one eyed jack

What is one eyed jack the alternative form of?
One eyed jack is the alternative form of one-eyed jack.

Words near one eyed jack in the dictionary

  1. One Directioners
  2. one drop
  3. one eighth
  4. one eighty out
  5. one engine in steam
  6. one eyed jack
  7. one eyed jacks
  8. one fail swoop
  9. one fat lady
  10. one fell swoop
  11. one fifth

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