ace of spades

Highest black card

The ace of spades is the playing card bearing a single spade pip, traditionally the highest-ranking card in many games.

It often features an ornate design distinguishing it from other aces.

The card carries associations with death and bad luck in folklore, sometimes called the death card.

In slang, ace of spades is a racial slur for a Black person.

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trump

Suit outranking all others

deal · suit · poker · blackjack · bridge · solitaire · twenty-one · baccarat · euchre · cribbage

Motorhead

Lemmy

loud · bass · drums · guitar · riffs · headbang · concert · distortion · amplifier · iconic

death

mortality

State of eventual death

omen · coffin · skull · tarot · superstition · ill omen · memento mori · doom · foreboding · macabre

luck

gamble

Stake on uncertain outcome

winning hand · jackpot · odds · bet · wager · risk · all in · showdown · long shot · streak

Categories
Opposites
suit opposition in card games

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Highest card, love suit

ace of diamonds · ace of clubs · joker

card game value/desirability

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Cutup or wild card

symbolic meaning

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Highest card, love suit

four-leaf clover · lucky charm

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G