Etymology

giant kill

Today it means: A rule in Tycoon where a three of a particular suit (most commonly spades) can beat a single joker. During revolution, most rulesets instead use a two of that suit to do this. Full definition →

Japanese ジャイアントキル
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  1. Japanese · calque ofジャイアントキル
  2. English todaygiant kill

Calque of Japanese ジャイアントキル (jaiantokiru), from English giant + kill, from the idea of the weakest card beating the strongest card, i.e. David and Goliath.

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