slowplay

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verb

To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.

“Jane checked, slowplaying her straight flush”

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Meanings

verbslowplay (third-person singular simple present slowplays, present participle slowplaying, simple past and past participle slowplayed)

present singular third person slowplays · participle present slowplaying · participle past slowplayed · past slowplayed

  1. card gamesTo bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.

    Jane checked, slowplaying her straight flush

nounslowplay (plural slowplays)

plural slowplays

  1. card gamesAn action which represents a strong hand as weak.

Origin

From slow + play.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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