Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
rathole . - noun the surreptitious or premature removal of
chips during apoker game. - noun the emptying of material only in the center of a
hopper orsilo , leaving behindcircumferential material.
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Examples
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In gambling parlance, ratholing is the act of surreptitiously taking money off the table and slipping it in your pocket.
SFGate: Top News Stories Matt Villano 2009
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But in poker, when you're pitted against other players, ratholing is frowned upon because it deprives opponents of the opportunity to win back the money they have lost.
SFGate: Top News Stories Matt Villano 2009
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In the past few months, I've experienced both sides of the ratholing conundrum.
SFGate: Top News Stories Matt Villano 2009
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Two different scenarios, two diametrically different perspectives on ratholing.
SFGate: Top News Stories Matt Villano 2009
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Whatever your stance, opponents and advocates of ratholing agree on one thing: It's a surefire method of deterring chip thieves.
SFGate: Top News Stories Matt Villano 2009
metaeuphoria commented on the word ratholing
Ratholing is a term used to describe a conversation or process that has deviated from its original productive purpose into a generally unproductive but long and winding detour that eventually comes to a dead end. The original discussion purpose may be to agree on a course of action. However, if one or more people rathole into a specific point of the discussion then the discussion stalls with no actionable outcome.
In short, a fab word.
May 27, 2007