freeroll

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noun

A poker tournament with no entry fee.

“We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was on a freeroll.”

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Meanings

nounfreeroll (plural freerolls)

plural freerolls

  1. card gamesA poker tournament with no entry fee.
  2. card gamesA situation where a player is guaranteed a tie but can still win.

    We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was on a freeroll.

verbfreeroll (third-person singular simple present freerolls, present participle freerolling, simple past and past participle freerolled)

present singular third person freerolls · participle present freerolling · participle past freerolled · past freerolled

  1. card gamesTo be in a position where one is guaranteed a tie, but one can also win.

    We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was freerolling me.

Origin

From free + roll.

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APA

freeroll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeroll

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“freeroll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeroll. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freeroll,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeroll.

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