false-card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawls kahrd]
- /fɔls kɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawls kahrd]
- /fɔls kɑrd/

Definitions of false-card word

verb without object false-card to play a false card. 1
noun false-card a card played to give an opponent a mistaken idea of the quality or length of one's holding in the suit led. 1
verb false-card to play a misleading card, esp a high loser, in order to deceive an opponent 0

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Origin of false-card

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for False-card

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of False-card

false-card popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.