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cold deck en · NOUN

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Etymology

From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

Meanings

1. A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.
2. A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat.
   • The cold deck can be run into play by the cheat himself or by his accomplice […] 1991, A. D. Livingston, Poker Strategy and Winning Play, page 84:

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cooler

cold deck en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

Meanings

1. (nonstandard) To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent.

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