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nounone-eyed jack (plural one-eyed jacks)
plural one-eyed jacks
- slangcard gamesEither the jack of spades or jack of hearts, on which the jack is commonly depicted in profile.
The game is seven card stud. After the queen, one-eyed jacks and low card in the hole are wild.
1989 June 26, “The Emissary” (2:05), in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2, episode 20, spoken by Data (Brent Spiner) - Synonym of egg in a hole.
Synonyms: egg in a hole
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of egg in a hole.
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