blackjack

See also black-jack

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• black jack, black-jack

Pronunciation

• enPR: blăk'jăk, IPA: /ˈblækdʒæk/, X-SAMPA: /"bl{kdZ{k/

Noun

blackjack (plural blackjacks)

1. (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
2. (card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
3. The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger). In older literature sometimes spelled "black jack".
4. a small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered instrument loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings.
5. a type of weed, Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.

Translations

Gambling card game

• Dutch: eenentwintigen (nl) n
• French: vingt-et-un (fr) m

• German: Blackjack (de) n

Flag traditionally flown by pirate ships

• Dutch: piratenvlag (nl) c

• French: pavillon de pirates (fr) m

See also

• baccarat
• bludgeon
• cosh
• pontoon
• truncheon
• twenty-one

Verb

blackjack (third-person singular simple present blackjacks, present participle blackjacking, simple past and past participle blackjacked)

1. To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.