overpair

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noun

A pocket pair of a higher rank than the community cards on the board.

OriginEnglish pair ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounoverpair (plural overpairs)

plural overpairs

  1. card gamesA pocket pair of a higher rank than the community cards on the board.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishpair
  8. Englishoverpair

From over- + pair.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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