jillybean Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Now I know what the players are talking about when they reel off hands …‘Ace King 4th’ “Queen Ten 5th” Its AKxx QTxxx (yeah, obvious to some) I think this may be helpful in remembering hands :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Now I know what the players are talking about when they reel off hands …‘Ace King 4th’ “Queen Ten 5th” Its AKxx QTxxx (yeah, obvious to some) I think this may be helpful in remembering hands :) Other random phrases for describing hands.... Stiff=singleton. Tight=no small cards ("I had Ace King tight" is doubleton AK). Small=one small card ("I had Ace King small" is AKx). Anybody want to add the famous shapes? Flat, Swan, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Kingleton = singleton KingQuacks = queens and jacks (contrasted with controls, Aces and Kings) "You hold: 4 vomit, 3 vomit, 3 vomit, 3 vomit" - a balanced yarborough. A waistcoat = doesn't quite qualify as a "suit" (ie full of vomit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Aardvark = AKQJ (from the French, As, Roi, Dame, Valet)Tight Aardvark = 4-card suit AKQJ Albatross: 8410 (in any order)Swan: 7411 Moysian: 4-3 fitSub-Moysian: 4-2 fit (particularly if it's the right spot) Impletion: good pips (A109852 is a suit with impletion, A65432 isn't) When somebody gives you a hand to bid and carefully includes all the 10s and 9s, they are trying to persaude you that their overbid was correct. When they don't give any pips they hope that you will agree with their underbid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 When somebody gives you a hand to bid and carefully includes all the 10s and 9s, they are trying to persaude you that their overbid was correct. When they don't give any pips they hope that you will agree with their underbid. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. So true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Sometimes people refer to all the small cards as "deuce", e.g. they might describe AKxxx as "ace, king, deuce, deuce, deuce". I think it's more common when there aren't any honors, since suits with honors are usually described by their length, "ace-king fifth". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 eau - de - cologne: 4♠ 7♥ 1♦ 1♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hands are always given in SHDC order. four - triple - three = any 4333 shape. Triple four one = a 4441. Dry king, dry ace; same as a stiff. Ace - rag - 5th; rag here means bad spots or true "x"'s; Axxxx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 We also say "4 by 1" for the 4441 hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Local creation (from one of the ladies team): Flat as a pancake ie 4333. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 A couple of TLAs to remember also:wdp = well done partner = you misplayed it but got a good resultwpp = well played partner = you played it right (regardless of result) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 In Scotland I heard "rags" several times. "What did you have in diamonds?" "Four rags." I understand that the meaning is four insignificant small cards, but what is the origin and is it special for Scotland? One further question regarding "small" and "little": "I had three small spades" --> "I had three little spades". Are they both permissible or did some people stay at home when English grammar was the subject at school? :) Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 lot of rags in the USA......very very common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 A couple of TLAs to remember also:wdp = well done partner = you misplayed it but got a good resultwpp = well played partner = you played it right (regardless of result) ntp = nice try partner = no wonder we got a bad score partner, you overbidblp = bad luck partner = you apparently missed that you could still make it even with the actual bad break typ = thank you partner = neutral confirmation that you are dummynhp = nice hand partner = where did the hand go you held during the auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochinko Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 wpp = well played partner = you played it right (regardless of result) Nah, this means "You have no idea of proper bidding, but at least you got lucky as declarer." ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 lot of rags in the USA......very very common Also xxx is "three babies" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 lot of rags in the USA......very very common Also xxx is "three babies" I think I've also heard "three puppies". Wow, so many euphemisms for cards we ordinarily don't even care about. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdmunro Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 lot of rags in the USA......very very common Also xxx is "three babies" I think I've also heard "three puppies". Wow, so many euphemisms for cards we ordinarily don't even care about. :)... and "children", as in "get the children off the street" (i.e. draw opponents small trumps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 clubs = "puppy dog tracks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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