UCivan
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:29:50 AM permalink
Help for this one. Is there a (fancy) name or terminology for cards 2 to 9? In other words, these are non-Ten, non-face and non-Ace cards. Thanks in advance.
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:37:00 AM permalink
deuce, crab, kite, flycatcher, six, angles, snowman, quote, drum

But this may only make sense to me, but I use them to recall my pocket cards.
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:38:42 AM permalink
My gut reaction was "spot" cards.

However, a search reveals that in bridge the 2-10 are (sometimes) referred to as spot cards. Typically, only the 2 thru 9 are used for signaling, and I was taught to signal with the 'spot' cards.

So... close, but not quite?

EDIT: A little more reading confirms that some bridge writers refer to the 2-9 as spot cards, while others refer to the 2-10 as spot cards.
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:40:49 AM permalink
2 - Deuce
3 - Trey
9 - Niner

There are also nicknames for pocket pairs of all the cards:

22 - Ducks
33 - Crabs
44 - Sail Boats
55 - Speed Limit
66 - Route 66
77 - Sunset Strip
88 - Snowmen
99 - Agent 99
TT - I forget
JJ - Johns
QQ - Ladies, Bitches
KK - Cowboys
AA - Rockets
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UCivan
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:45:57 AM permalink
Thanks. I meant to have one single term / name for the whole group of cards,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and 9.
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August 2nd, 2012 at 11:48:18 AM permalink
Pip cards
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August 2nd, 2012 at 12:18:02 PM permalink
2= duck
3= trey
7= hockey stick
8= snowman
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UCivan
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August 2nd, 2012 at 12:22:03 PM permalink
Quote: dwheatley

My gut reaction was "spot" cards.

However, a search reveals that in bridge the 2-10 are (sometimes) referred to as spot cards. Typically, only the 2 thru 9 are used for signaling, and I was taught to signal with the 'spot' cards.

So... close, but not quite?

EDIT: A little more reading confirms that some bridge writers refer to the 2-9 as spot cards, while others refer to the 2-10 as spot cards.

You're right on the money. Merriam-Webster defines Spot Card as (1) a playing card of rank two to nine inclusive (2) a playing card except an ace or face card but including the ten.
DJTeddyBear
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August 2nd, 2012 at 12:29:34 PM permalink
Oh. I would have called them the number cards.

Yeah, 10 is a number, but is often written as T in game notation.
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August 2nd, 2012 at 7:05:52 PM permalink
Spots or pips. As a group "pip-valued", as opposed to "Picture". 2-10 are the pip-values. JQKA are picture-cards.

A Rocket
2 Duck
3 Crab
4 Sailboat
5 Nickle
6 Pot Hook
7 Hockey Stick
8 Snowman
9 German Virgin
10 Tennessee
J Fishhook
Q Lady
K Cowboy
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August 2nd, 2012 at 7:48:30 PM permalink
My favorite card name combo is a Q/3.... The San Francisco busboy. A queen with a trey! I'm not a bigot nor do I hate gays but I think the name is funny
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October 1st, 2024 at 9:17:19 AM permalink
Most of the poker hand nicknames seem fitting - snowmen (88), ducks (22), ladies (QQ), etc. Others seem less intuitive - dirty diaper (32) big slick (AK). One that makes absolutely no sense to me is cowboys (KK). A king is a monarch who wears a crown and sits on a throne. A cowboy is a commoner who wears a wide brimmed hat and herds cattle.
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October 1st, 2024 at 11:06:31 AM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

Most of the poker hand nicknames seem fitting - snowmen (88), ducks (22), ladies (QQ), etc. Others seem less intuitive - dirty diaper (32) big slick (AK). One that makes absolutely no sense to me is cowboys (KK). A king is a monarch who wears a crown and sits on a throne. A cowboy is a commoner who wears a wide brimmed hat and herds cattle.
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Cowhands herd cattle. In the West, the term cowboy was used for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes. Calling someone a cowboy was fighting words.
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October 1st, 2024 at 11:25:44 AM permalink
I refuse to call (KK) the cowboys unless someone can explain to me why the name for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans is applicable to a pair of cards that represent royalty.

Now that I think about it, dirty diaper is a fitting name for (32) because 3 looks kind of like what a diaper covers - and #2 makes it dirty!
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October 1st, 2024 at 12:02:03 PM permalink
QQ was always "Siegfried and Roy" to me.
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October 1st, 2024 at 12:15:06 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

I refuse to call (KK) the cowboys unless someone can explain to me why the name for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans is applicable to a pair of cards that represent royalty.

Now that I think about it, dirty diaper is a fitting name for (32) because 3 looks kind of like what a diaper covers - and #2 makes it dirty!
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Are you asking why a pair of royals would be associated with degenerates, cutthroats, and gangsters?
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October 1st, 2024 at 1:47:04 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

I refuse to call (KK) the cowboys unless someone can explain to me why the name for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans is applicable to a pair of cards that represent royalty.

Now that I think about it, dirty diaper is a fitting name for (32) because 3 looks kind of like what a diaper covers - and #2 makes it dirty!
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I refuse to use any nickname for a hand. I just say exactly what I have.
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October 1st, 2024 at 8:54:05 PM permalink
Quote: JackSpade

I refuse to call (KK) the cowboys unless someone can explain to me why the name for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans is applicable to a pair of cards that represent royalty.
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You're overthinking it. I'm sure they're called cowboys for no other reason than they both have the K sound.

Remember that the people who played poker in the Old West WERE "rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans".
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October 1st, 2024 at 9:01:14 PM permalink
Quote: Deucekies

Quote: JackSpade

I refuse to call (KK) the cowboys unless someone can explain to me why the name for rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans is applicable to a pair of cards that represent royalty.
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You're overthinking it. I'm sure they're called cowboys for no other reason than they both have the K sound.

Remember that the people who played poker in the Old West WERE "rustlers, highwaymen, and other low-lifes who wear dusty Wrangler jeans".
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Don't forget the big fancy headwear.
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