Roy

Roy G. Biv

A mnemonic device for the names and sequence of the colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Based on the pronunciation of the acronym "ROYGBIV." A: "Dang it, I always forget about indigo and violet when I try to think of the colors of the rainbow." B: "Just remember Roy G. Biv!"
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Siegfried and Roy

offensive slang In card games, especially poker, a pair of queens. A derogatory reference to the famous pair of magicians and entertainers. I went all in with Siegfried and Roy but got beat by pocket aces.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Siegfried and Roy

n. [in poker] a pair of queens. (Refers to the three-decade-long Las Vegas show performed by Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn who raised tigers and lions in their home until Roy was bitten by a tiger onstage. See queen.) He’s holding a Siegfried and Roy.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Roy G. Biv
  • Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
  • ROYGBIV
  • My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
  • My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pumpkins
  • My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets
  • My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
  • My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pumpkins
  • Pumpkin
  • My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos
References in periodicals archive
"We'll remember Roy's mischievous twinkle, the laughter we shared and the many stories he gave us.
Luckily the outburst cost Roy only 30 per cent of his match-fee and not a suspension which would have ruled him out of the final against New Zealand.
Subhrangshu Roy won from the Bijpur Assembly seat twice in 2011 and 2016.
Roy and Carla are actually reminiscing about Hayley during lunch at the Bistro when they discover Sylvia is dying.
"Regardless of style, regardless of tweets, regardless of statements, I think that the president has been leading us forward in a way that it empowers people, that maximizes freedom, [and that] puts more money in people's pockets," Roy said.
It is difficult not to share Roy's infectious enthusiasm while reading this volume, for his thorough knowledge of Burns and his writings derived from his extensive reading of multiple texts, biographies, and criticism of the poet, as well as his editing of manuscripts of letters, poems, and songs.
Few of Roy's fans and friends also believe that Pankaj Roy was given the captaincy late than it was due.
Dan Harvey asked: "Wonder who Roy's stunt double is in Corrie?" Another amused soap fan chuckled: "Roy Cropper's Stunt Double would be a great name for a band."
After meeting relatives, Billy moved in to Roy's home in Wigan, Lancs.
Kayla Moore is the president of Foundation for Moral Law, a non-profit group Roy Moore started in 2002 to "protect the Constitution and protect the heritage of our country." Both Kayla and Roy Moore have denied the allegations against the Senate hopeful.
When not pursing co-eds, Roy devoted his boundless energies to public speaking.
Following in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer wasn't Roy's first career path choice, however.
Roy Acosta rose to become managing editor of the Inquirer (1987-91), before moving on as editor of Business Mirror, which he would lead to bag back-to-back business paper of the year awards.
We watched the first trickles go down the plastic tube and pass into in larger intermediate cylinder and then into the longer tube that went into the vein in Roy's neck.
A MUMBAI court rapped Sahara chief Subrata Roy for skipping his hearing Thursday at a Mumbai court due to stomach problems.