sucker bet

noun

A wager having a very poor expected return relative to the odds of winning.

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Meanings

nounsucker bet (plural sucker bets)

plural sucker bets

  1. gamblingA wager having a very poor expected return relative to the odds of winning.
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APA

sucker bet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucker%20bet

MLA

“sucker bet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucker%20bet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sucker bet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucker%20bet.

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