eighter from Decatur
- noun
- /ˈeɪtər frəm dɪˈkeɪtər/
- Archaic
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- Old-timers at the casino loved to shout 'eighter from Decatur!' whenever someone rolled an eight.
Examples
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When he rolled an eighter from Decatur, the table erupted in cheers.
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He just rolled an eighter from Decatur!
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He hoped for an eighter from Decatur, but rolled snake eyes instead.
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Did you hear him shout eighter from Decatur?
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Old-timers at the casino loved to shout 'eighter from Decatur!' whenever someone rolled an eight.
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He hoped for an eighter from Decatur, but rolled snake eyes instead.
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When he rolled an eighter from Decatur, the table erupted in cheers.
Synonyms
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A group of the number after seven people or things, for example a boat with that many rowers
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Morphology
The constituent words ('from' and 'Decatur') only mark origin and a place name, while 'eighter' is non‑standard/unlisted and does not transparently signal 'a roll of eight' to a learner. This is regional US gambling slang and a fixed idiomatic shout whose meaning depends on cultural/ register knowledge rather than compositional semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would not reliably derive the intended sense.
Etymology
Eighter from Decatur may come from old gamblers calling out an eighter, a roll of eight, and adding Decatur because it rhymes and sounds catchy. That's why the phrase came to mean 'a roll of eight' or simply 'the number eight' at the table.