Etymology

les jeux sont faits

Today it means: In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion. Full definition →

French les jeux sont faits
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  1. French · borrowed fromles jeux sont faits
  2. English todayles jeux sont faits

Borrowed from French les jeux sont faits (literally “the games are made”). Earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941) in the 1920s.

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