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- noun Plural form of
deuce . - noun poker slang A pair of
twos .
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Examples
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Valentine's Day is one of the biggest scams going, according to the author, when prices are inflated and tables for "deuces" are jammed in tightly.
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Frequently, the 2 card is chosen (“deuces wild”), but any card or cards can be designated this way.
Best Poker Hands – For Basic Poker & Most Game Variants | Poker Hands 2009
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Kerber finally displayed the all-action style which took her to the last four at Flushing Meadows, hitting back to win a marathon game which featured nine deuces and then holding off a break point to level it at 2-2.
Australian Open 2012: Kvitova advances after injured Kirilenko retires 2012
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"We had opportunities for a couple of deuces and didn't capitalize," U.S. lead Benton said.
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I let him tap me in the forehead every so often and congratulate him on his spiral deuces so he feels like the king.
Your help needed: The THNTS Guide to Finding Your Soulmate Tyler 2009
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Baxter stammers, looking at a flopped full-boat, kings full of deuces.
Death's Noisy Herald gerard varni 2011
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She wrested a break of serve from the 29-year-old in the first game of the match, a mini-epic of almost 10 minutes and four deuces, but could take only five points from the American's next four service games.
Serena Williams in tears after making winning return to Wimbledon 2011
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Appropriately for their ages—McEnroe is 52, Borg 55—this time they'll play just a set to five games, with no deuces, a far cry from a best-of-five-set U.S. Open final.
Wait...Can These Guys Actually Still Play? Carl Bialik 2011
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Why would someone play a pair ot deuces so many times and think it a winning hand?
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Apparently, I have to be more forthcoming when it comes to nice deuces, and be more receptive to other peoples poo.
The Guy Quiz Tyler 2009
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