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The correct spelling is blackjack.
How to pronounce blackjack
noun
IPA: /ˈblækdʒæk/
Say it like: Bla-kja-k
The correct spelling is blackjack. A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
- 2.A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
- 3.The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
- 4.A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
- 5.Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
verb
- 1.To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
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