Nina from Pasadena

proper noun

A roll of nine in the game of craps.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. diceA roll of nine in the game of craps.

    Shaking the dice in his hand, he chanted: “Nina from Pasadena, pull your tits. Be there seven.” With a bit of wrist-flourish he chucked the dice. They cartwheeled a few times, skidded, and then petered out with two ones up.

    1971, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Up from Never, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 96
    1 more example

    The most reliable stickman on the floor, Jimmy McGuire, was running the table. Data could hear his silky tenor before he could see the player due to the dense ring of spectators around the pit. “On your bets, place your bets. […] And that is nine. Nina from Pasadena. Point is nine. How about the six and eight there, sir? It's never too late. Two numbers are better than one.”

    2014, Jeffrey Lang, The Light Fantastic (Star Trek: The Next Generation), New York, NY: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 68

    Synonyms: Nina, Nina from Carolina

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA roll of nine in the game of craps.

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