dice game

noun

Any game that requires the rolling of dice, such as craps.

“The vice squad went after the numbers rackets, dice games, and brothels in an attempt to clean up the rampant lawlessness.”

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Meanings

noundice game (plural dice games)

plural dice games

  1. Any game that requires the rolling of dice, such as craps.
    1. Such a game run for the purpose of illicit gambling.

      The vice squad went after the numbers rackets, dice games, and brothels in an attempt to clean up the rampant lawlessness.

Origin

From dice + game.

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Translations

Hungarian kockajáték
  • kockajátékany game that requires the rolling of dice
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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