death card

noun

The ace of spades.

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Meanings

noundeath card (plural death cards)

plural death cards

  1. The ace of spades.

Origin

The card is superstitiously a sign of misfortune associated with death.

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APA

death card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20card

MLA

“death card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death%20card.

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