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four-flusher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
four-flush-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker.

Usage

Inflected Forms

four-flushers (plural) fourflusher (alternative)

Synonyms

bluffer

Questions

What does four-flusher mean?
A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one.
Where does four-flusher come from?
From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker.

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