blackjack
- noun
- /ˈblækˌdʒæk/
- While you're at it, go play some Blackjack.
- play blackjack
- cards in blackjack
He Eddorp, invented the card counting for blackjack when you know, ones and zeros and all that stuff.
- He Eddorp, invented the card counting for blackjack when you know, ones and zeros and all that stuff.
- So it's crazy, though, because whenever you want to play, whether it's blackjack, roulette, it's all live dealers.
- And you know, I left money ahead and I don't think I've gone back and and played blackjack since.
- Bill Gross then went and played blackjack for a summer in Las Vegas using Thorp's system and has gone on to say that it's influence can be found throughout his investing approach.
- And and around the same time, I had written an article for Wired magazine about this MIT blackjack team and Kevin Spacey read it.
- What's your insight about the life of a typical US blackjack dealer person?
- But blackjack, Girl, Why'd you Just because I have blackjack?
Examples
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We don't gamble, so spending it at a blackjack table wasn't an option.
Blog text (9) -
Next move is we go out to Vegas and we play some blackjack.
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- We put our money together, played a little Blackjack and won.
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I wanna play blackjack all night long.
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My dad played a lot of blackjack.
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Encouraged, he went to the blackjack table, where two men and a woman were already playing.
Fiction book (1991) -
After supper, they played a game of blackjack which she had taught them a year ago.
Fiction book (1998) -
We played a lot of poker and blackjack in Vietnam.
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Jerry's probably making out like a bandit at the blackjack table.
Fiction book (1995) -
We decided to play blackjack at the casino to see if we could win some money on our trip.
Synonyms
A game played with playing cards, for example poker, that often needs skill or luck
A card game where players try to get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over
A game where people bet money and can win or lose
A card game where players try to have cards that add up to 21 or less and beat the dealer
Compounds
- Offensive
A joking phrase for a life of gambling and paid sex without responsibility
- Specialized
A small or medium tree that loses its leaves, has dark bark, three-part leaves, and often grows in dense groups
How Skillful
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The card game blackjack got its name in America when casinos gave a bonus for a hand with an Ace and a black jack (the jack of spades or clubs), so the special 'black jack' hand later became the name of the whole game.