Meanings
- uncountableA card game played as a practical joke, wherein the "dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor.
Snipe hunting is like “52 Pickup.” You learn the game the first time you play it.
2010, Ernest Ranly, Pick Up Stuff: Family Farm Life, PublishAmerica, →ISBN1 more example
The idea that I could exonerate Harris in a week while keeping the house of cards that was my life from quickly becoming a game of 52 pickup was a tall order even for someone with my extensive creative skills.
2011, James Patterson with Michael Ledwidge, Now You See HerSynonyms: 52-card pickup
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA card game played as a practical joke, wherein the "dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor.
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52 pickup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/52%20pickup
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