to euchre
To play the card game where players try to win three of five tricks
- verb
- /ˈjuːkər/
- US
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jugar a euchre
- My friends and I love to euchre during game nights on weekends.
Examples
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After dinner, we decided to euchre to pass the time and have some fun.
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It was like after this, like playing euchre, just messing around.
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On rainy afternoons, we often gather to euchre and enjoy each other's company.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Euchre as a verb comes straight from the game's name euchre; people began to say they 'euchred' when they played that game. So the verb simply means to play the card game euchre.