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suicide king

suicide king noun: a king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.

suicide king: a king of hearts in a deck of playing cards
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Noun

suicide king (plural suicide kings)

  1. (slang) A king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.
    • When Henry played poker, he liked to declare suicide kings wild, as he felt it lent him an air of sophistication.
    • Bayr laid the card down on top of the cowboy's. “Suicide king,” he said softly, touching the king of hearts' sword with his forefinger.2008 April 30, Connie Bailey, “Fancy Pants”, in Know When to Hold'em: A Dreamspinner Press Anthology, Frisco: Dreamspinner Press, →ISBN, page 115
    Synonyms:
    king of hearts

Synonyms of suicide king

Forms of suicide king

pluralsuicide kings

Origin of suicide king

So called because the king of hearts appears to be stabbing himself in the head with his sword in English pattern playing cards.

Questions about suicide king

What does suicide king mean?
Suicide king means a king of hearts in a deck of playing cards.
What part of speech is suicide king?
Suicide king is a noun.
What is the plural of suicide king?
The plural of suicide king is suicide kings.

Words near suicide king in the dictionary

  1. suicide grip
  2. suicide headache
  3. suicide headaches
  4. suicide jockey
  5. suicide jockeys
  6. suicide king
  7. suicide kings
  8. suicide kit
  9. suicide kits
  10. suicide knob
  11. suicide knobs

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