badugi

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/bəˈduːɡi/

noun

A draw poker game in which the goal is to make the lowest possible four-card hand, with no pairs and cards of all four different suits.

OriginKorean 바둑이 →
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Meanings

nounbadugi (plural badugis)

plural badugis · alternative badougi · alternative padugi · alternative padougi · alternative paduki · alternative padooki

  1. uncountablecard gamesA draw poker game in which the goal is to make the lowest possible four-card hand, with no pairs and cards of all four different suits.
  2. card gamesA four-card hand in which all cards are of different suits and no two cards share the same rank.

Origin

  1. Korean바둑이
  2. Englishbadugi

Probably borrowed from Korean 바둑이 (badugi).

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APA

badugi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badugi

MLA

“badugi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badugi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “badugi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badugi.

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