acey-deucey

noun, adv, adj — 8 senses

acey-deucey

noun

Etymology From ace + -y + deuce + -y.

1

Card games, Poker Slang two pair, aces and twos.

2

Card games, Poker Slang An ace and a two as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

3

Card games, Poker An uncommon poker variant where players bet on whether the next card will fall between two other cards.

4

A variant of backgammon.

5

Government, Military, Politics, War Slang An AC2: an RCAF Aircraftman 2nd Class.

acey-deucey

adv

Etymology From ace + -y + deuce + -y.

1

Slang Riding with uneven stirrups.

acey-deucey

adj

Etymology From ace + -y + deuce + -y.

1

Slang Riding with uneven stirrups.

2

Broadly, Slang Uneven.

  • In front of him was a sporty fellow in an acey-deucey fedora and a suit with shoulders at least three feet across.1991, Steve Stern, Harry Kaplan's Adventures Underground, page 60:

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