goofspiel

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noun

A card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.

OriginGerman Spiel →
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Meanings

noungoofspiel (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.

Origin

  1. GermanSpiel“game”
  2. Englishgoofspiel

Presumably from goof and German Spiel (“game”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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