wild card

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wild card (plural wild cards)

1. In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
2. (sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.

   Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.

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• jokers wild