Meanings
- idiomaticpluralplural onlydiceTwo ones, after rolling two dice.
It’s as if snake eyes, which should occur randomly only once every 36 times you roll a pair of dice, were coming up once every four times.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounTwo ones, after rolling two dice.
More synonyms by meaning
nounexpressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 兩點 /两点
- 兩點 /两点 (liǎngdiǎn)two ones after rolling two dice
Hungarian kígyószem
- kígyószemtwo ones after rolling two dice
Italian ambasso
- ambassotwo ones after rolling two dice
Japanese ピンぞろ
- ピンぞろ (pinzoro)two ones after rolling two dice
Spanish ojos serpentinos, duplo uno
- ojos serpentinostwo ones after rolling two dice
- duplo unotwo ones after rolling two dice
Cite this entry
snake eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20eyes
“snake eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20eyes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake eyes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20eyes.
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