pre-flop

noun

The period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.

“raise pre-flop”

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Meanings

nounpre-flop (plural pre-flops)

plural pre-flops · alternative preflop

  1. card gamesThe period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.

    Let's review the strategies for the pre-flop, flop, turn and river.

adjectivepre-flop (not comparable)

alternative preflop

  1. not comparablecard gamesOf or characteristic of the pre-flop.

    pre-flop raiser

    1 more example

    pre-flop betting round

adverbpre-flop (not comparable)

alternative preflop

  1. not comparablecard gamesIn the pre-flop.

    raise pre-flop

Origin

From pre- + flop.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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