Definitions

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  • noun poker A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.
  • verb nonstandard To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent.

Etymologies

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From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless"

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