blackjack

Meanings

• noun

  A popular card game where the player's goal is to get a hand value closer to 21 than the dealer without going over.

  - "He enjoyed playing blackjack at the casino."
  - "Blackjack is a game of chance and skill."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with blackjack
hack , whack , pack , sack

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Variants

List of all variants of blackjack that leads to same result
blackjack , blackjack oak , blackjacks , twenty-one , vingt-et-un , blackjacked , blackjacking

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Blackjack is believed to have originated in France and was called 'Vingt-et-Un', which means 'twenty-one'. The name 'blackjack' came about due to the use of a jack of spades as a bonus card in some versions of the game.

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Trivia

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1. Blackjack is one of the most popular casino games in the world.

2. The highest possible hand in blackjack is called a 'blackjack' or 'natural 21'.

3. Insurance is an optional side bet in blackjack that protects the player against the dealer having a blackjack.

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Related Concepts

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1. Twenty-one: Another name for the game of blackjack.

2. Dealer: The person who deals the cards in a game of blackjack.

3. Ace: A card that can be worth one or eleven points in blackjack.

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Culture

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Blackjack has been a popular casino game for centuries and has been featured in various forms of literature and art. It has also been the subject of many songs, most notably 'The Blackjack Blues' by Louis Armstrong.

How to Memorize "blackjack"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a deck of cards being shuffled and dealt, with the goal of getting a hand value closer to 21 than the dealer.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number 21 with the game of blackjack and the goal of getting as close to that number as possible.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Blackjack is twenty-one, and I want to get as close as I can'

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