big lick

noun

A Texas hold 'em starting hand involving both a 6 and a 9 of any suit.

“Nick bluffed him out of that pot with big lick.”

Meanings

nounbig lick (plural big licks)

plural big licks

  1. slangcard gamesA Texas hold 'em starting hand involving both a 6 and a 9 of any suit.

    Nick bluffed him out of that pot with big lick.

Origin

A play on words from big slick (another poker hand) and 69 (an oral sex practice).

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APA

big lick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20lick

MLA

“big lick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20lick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big lick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20lick.

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