spoilfive

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noun

A casino-style trick-taking card game in which a player must win three of the five tricks to win the pot. If nobody wins three tricks, the game is said to be "spoiled", and the pot is carried over to the next round.

OriginEnglish five ← Middle English fyf ← Old English fīf →
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Meanings

nounspoilfive (uncountable)

alternative spoil five

  1. uncountableA casino-style trick-taking card game in which a player must win three of the five tricks to win the pot. If nobody wins three tricks, the game is said to be "spoiled", and the pot is carried over to the next round.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
twenty-five

Origin

  1. Latinspolium
  2. Latinspoliāre
  3. Old Frenchespoillier
  4. Middle Englishspoilen
  5. Englishspoil
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  7. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  8. Proto-West Germanic*fimf
  9. Old Englishfīf
  10. Middle Englishfyf
  11. Englishfive
  12. Englishspoilfive

From spoil + five.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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