German virgin

In poker, a starting hand of two nines. So called due to "nine, nine" sounding like the German nein, nein, meaning "no, no." Having been dealt a German virgin right off the bat, I was hoping for a third nine to be laid on the table.

See also: german, virgin

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

virgin
nine times out of ten
good as (one's) word
good as one's word, as
cloud nine
note
wonder
lives
nine
hole card

References in periodicals archive

No doubt someone is working on a poker show called the German Virgin, codenamed 99 - as in nein, nein.

Poker: No need to resort to circus antics

词组	German virgin
释义	German virgin German virgin In poker, a starting hand of two nines. So called due to "nine, nine" sounding like the German nein, nein, meaning "no, no." Having been dealt a German virgin right off the bat, I was hoping for a third nine to be laid on the table. See also: german, virgin Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: virgin nine times out of ten good as (one's) word good as one's word, as cloud nine note wonder lives nine hole card References in periodicals archive No doubt someone is working on a poker show called the German Virgin, codenamed 99 - as in nein, nein. Poker: No need to resort to circus antics
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