blackjack
Hit or stand
Blackjack is a casino card game where players try to reach 21 without going over, also called twenty-one.
The name comes from a bonus paid for an ace with a black jack (spades or clubs).
Blackjack also refers to a short, leather-covered club used as a weapon, typically filled with lead: The mugger carried a blackjack.
As a verb, to blackjack someone is to strike them with such a weapon or to coerce them.
Cardinal after twenty
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- standUpright support structure
- bustFailure or sculpture
- double-downRecommit with increased intensity
split · dealer · natural · shoe · insurance · surrender · push · soft
Heavy blunt weapon
- clubOrganization with membership
- cudgelThick wooden club
- coshWeighted striking weapon
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
truncheon · nightstick · flexible · concealed · striking · self-defense · weighted
Casino's statistical advantage
- hi-loWarehouse lifting vehicle
- deviationsDepartures from a norm
- penetrationEntry into something
- heatTransferred thermal energy
Instill fear to control
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- pressureForce upon contact
- forceStrength or compulsion
- strong-armCoerce through intimidation
twenty-one
Cardinal after twenty
double-down · split · dealer · natural · shoe · insurance · surrender · push · soft · hard
bludgeon
Heavy blunt weapon
sap · truncheon · nightstick · flexible · concealed · striking · self-defense · weighted
house-edge
Casino's statistical advantage
- hi-loWarehouse lifting vehicle
- deviationsDepartures from a norm
- penetrationEntry into something
intimidate
Instill fear to control
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- blackjack21, twenty-one, hit, stand, bust
- card gamespoker, solitaire, hearts, spades, bridge
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- card termsace, pair, flush, king of hearts, straight
- blackjack tableCasino card game surface
- blackjack dealerCasino worker dealing cards
- blackjack playerCasino card game participant