| 单词 | snake eyes |
| 释义 | > as lemmassnake eyes snake eyes n. (a) U.S. slang, tapioca; (b) North American slang, a throw of two ones with a pair of dice; also figurative, bad luck. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck un-i-limpOE unlimpc1175 mishap?c1225 unhap?c1225 mishappeningc1230 ames-ace?a1300 misadventure?a1300 ill hailc1300 misauntera1325 untiminga1325 miscasec1325 mischancec1325 misfall1340 misfarea1387 casec1390 infortunea1393 mishapping?a1400 unchancea1400 disadventurea1413 mischieving1432 infortuny?a1439 encumbermentc1440 misfortune1441 evil hail?c1450 malfortunea1470 unhappiness1470 maleurtee?1473 malheur?1473 evil health1477 unfortune1483 wanfortunea1500 disfortune1509 wanhap1513 ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518 mislucka1530 ill luck1548 unfortunacy?c1550 evilfare1556 unluck1556 hard luck1567 bad luck1575 miscasualty1588 disgrace1590 wanchance1599 disventure1612 misaccident1620 miscarriagec1625 hard lines1722 mishanter1754 malefit1755 miscanter1781 hard cheese1854 hard cheddar1893 schlimazel1911 tough luck1912 snake eyes1918 catch-arse1970 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > puddings > [noun] > sago or tapioca sago-pudding1743 sago1769 sago milk1827 tapioca1837 semolina pudding1904 snake eyes1918 frogspawn1949 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets ames-ace?a1300 ternsa1400 doubletc1450 sinesc1450 in and in1633 pair royal1656 duplet1671 loader1693 snake eyes1918 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 20 Tapioca is ‘snake eyes’. 1929 M. A. Gill Underworld Slang 11/2 Snake eyes, aces up on the dice. 1935 Jrnl. Abnormal Psychol. 30 364 Snake eyes, tapioca. 1964 A. Wykes Gambling vi. 134 Modern craps players use..slang for various combinations of two dice: ‘snake eyes’ for Two, [etc.]. 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 July 12/3 But this time Baychimo's annual throw of the dice came up ‘snake-eyes’, and the ice closed about trapping her forever. 1978 R. Moore Big Paddle iv. 88 Cliff..let the dice go... He didn't have to look to know they'd come up snake eyes. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki vi. 138 It's like throwing dice. Let's just hope it won't be snake eyes for Jim Kelly. < as lemmas |
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