hardway

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noun

A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.

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Meanings

hardway1

nounhardway (plural hardways)

plural hardways · alternative hard way

  1. attributivecrapsA bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.

Hardway2

proper nounHardway (plural Hardways)

plural Hardways

  1. A surname.

Origin

From hard + way, i.e. the difficult way to achieve something.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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