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Gambling Lingo Glossary

Master these phrases and lingo and prepare to be impress your friends, or treudicate* them.

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  • Bet – verb. to bet money
  • Gamble – adj. used to describe a certain type of high as in “I am willing to gamble that he is high.”
  • Wager – verb. to make a bet
  • treudicate – verb. to impress
  • money – noun. used to express nominal value in a capitalistic society
  • bet the house – saying. means to literally bet the house
  • cards – noun – used in the term “deck of” to describe a deck of cards
  • hat – piece of material designed to fit a human skull.  can be used on other animals for comical effect.
  • seat – verb to sit
  • donkey. gambling term. a person willing to bet the house
  • iphone – a product designed by Apple
  • dealers vest – a vest that people who deal cards wear
  • card dealer – term. slight of hand man
  • the devil – gambling term.  two cards, any suite.
  • the god – term. used to describe an all knowing, all powerful being.
  • cat’s knees – a logical impossibility, but a cute idea
  • index – used to index
  • town hatter – sells the town hats.