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blackjack

black·jack [ blák jàk ]


noun  (plural black·jacks)
Definition:
 
1. card games card game: a card game in which the winner is the player holding cards of a total value closest to, but not more than, 21 points

2. card games winning combination of cards: a combination of an ace and a face card, which is a winning hand in blackjack

3. arms short club: a weapon in the form of a short leather-covered club

4. minerals black mineral: a black variety of the mineral sphalerite or zinc blende



interjection 
Definition:
 
card games indicating win at blackjack: used to indicate to other players that a blackjack has been dealt



transitive verb  (past and past participle black·jacked, present participle black·jack·ing, 3rd person present singular black·jacks)
Definition:
 
1. hit somebody with club: to hit somebody with a short club

2. force: to force somebody to do something ( slang )

[Early 20th century. <jack1 "playing card"]
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