preflop

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A form of pre-flop — The period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.

OriginEnglish flop ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreflop (plural preflops)

plural preflops

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pre-flop.
adjectivepreflop (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pre-flop.
adverbpreflop (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pre-flop.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishflop
  10. Englishpreflop

From pre- + flop.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flopper
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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