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ace
noun- a very close friend US, 1932
- One day after we became aces, we had our first fight in over a year[.] — Claude Brown, Manchild in the Promised Land, pp. 79–80, 1965
- It really bugged me when the paddies called us Puerto Ricans the same names they called our colored aces. — Piri Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, p. 120, 1967
- “You’re pals with Tommy Dunphy, right, Carlito?” “Yeah, we’re aces.” — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 47, 1975
- “But I’m aces with the A.B. here at Coldwater,” Joe objected. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 369, 1990
- — Lois Stavsky et al., A2Z, p. 1, 1995
- — Richard Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, p. 8, 1996
- used as a form of address UK, 1919
- George is unable to raise his voice, and when he does he pays heavily for it. CHRISSIE: Alright ace. GEORGE: What a great day Chrissie. — Alan Bleasdale, Boys From the Blackstuff, 1982
- one dollar US, 1900
- An ace for two sticks. — Chandler Brossard, Who Walks in Darkness, p. 11, 1952
- — Robert S. Gould, A Jazz Lexicon, p. 3, 1964
- I want to play the nine ball for five dollars, but we decide on a fucking ace. — Jim Carroll, Forced Entries, p. 65, 1987
- one hundred dollars US, 1974
- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 4, 1994
- one-eighth of an ounce of a drug US
- — Geoffrey Froner, Digging for Diamonds, p. 70, 1989
- phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US
- — Ronald Linder, PCP, p. 9, 1981
- in dice games, a rolled one US
- Three crap three, ace-deuce, no use. — Chris Fagans and David Guzman, A Guide to Craps Lingo, p. 12, 1999
- an important or notable CB user US
Citizens’ band radio slang. - — Complete CB Slang Dictionary, 1976
- — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 151, 1981
- a prison sentence of one year US, 1927
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 17, 1950
- in the theatre, a one-night engagement US
- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 3, 1981
- in pool, the number one ball US, 1878
- Fifteen in the corner. Ace in the side. — The Hustler, 1961
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 1, 1993
- a table for one at a restaurant US, 1961
- — Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, p. 671, 1975
- a single rotten fruit UK
- One bad peach – we call it an “ace”–turns the whole lot bad. We say, “Get that bleedin’ ace out.” — Daily Mail, 24 July 1963
- in lunch counter usage, a grilled cheese sandwich US
- — Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, p. 671, 1975
- the grade “A” US, 1964
- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 69, 1968
- a police officer US
- “The punk saw that ace ’n ducked without givin’ me the word,” Frankie decided bitterly. — Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm, p. 182, 1949
▶ ace in the hole
an undisclosed resource US, 1908- Lapham Has ‘Ace In Hole’ on UNO — San Francisco Call-Bulletin, p. 2, 21st November 1945
- Colonel Calls Gems His ‘Ace in Hole’ — San Francisco Examiner, p. 3, 7th February 1947
- One of the first things I did was borrow $800 from Lillian, my rich ace in the hole. — Dick Gregory, Nigger, p. 112, 1964
▶ ace up your sleeve
a resource that is yet to be revealed US, 1927
From the popular belief that card cheats hide cards up their sleeves.- I still had a few aces up my sleeve. — Max Shulman, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, p. 115, 1951
▶ on your ace
alone; by yourself AUSTRALIA, 1904- He would rather pen and ink on his ace until some of his Chinas lobbed. — Ryan Aven-Bray, Ridgey Didge Oz Jack Lang, p. 11, 1983
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