parlay
- noun
- /ˈpɑrleɪ/
- Jargon
- From straight bets to parlays, teasers, and any prop bet you can dream up.
- parlay bets
- team parlay
- three-team parlay
The Bet the Boys parlay, we hit it last week.
- The Bet the Boys parlay, we hit it last week.
- You can also double your winnings on a same game parlay.
- Y'all got to put some on the same game parlays.
- If you're not a new customer, you can feel the conference championship thrills with stepped up same game parlays.
- We are back with the penny slips parlay and guess what?
- But that's a good thing is, you know, I laid a couple parlays, laid a few bets, you know, and I did it on my bookie.
Examples
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I wanna make a six-way parlay, Celtics, Sixers game.
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We could bet a five-game parlay and take those winnings right to the Indian casino.
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The Bet the Boys parlay, we hit it last week.
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Do another parlay if you make it to the next round.
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It's a bad parlay, Doc.
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You called this parlay for a reason.
Fiction book (1992) -
Can I interest you in a parlay or a teaser?
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A three-game parlay?
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I had an incredible, lucrative six-team CFB parlay go out the window when Spurrier's South Carolina Gamecocks decided to go for, and get, a fourth down TD instead of kicking the FG when down 9, and then this Cowboys game.
Blog text (29) -
After winning the first game, they decided to place a risky parlay on the remaining matches to maximize their potential winnings.
Synonyms
Money that you risk on the result of an event
How Risky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parlay is related to the word parley, from the French parler which means 'to speak'. Gamblers used the idea of making a deal or turning one win into a better chance, so a parlay became the name for a series of bets where each win is used as the next stake.