semi-bluff

English

Alternative forms

• semibluff

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi

Latin sēmi-bor.

English semi-

English bluff

English semi-bluff

From semi- + bluff.

Noun

semi-bluff (plural semi-bluffs)

1. (poker) A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that they have some chance of improving their hand to win at a showdown.

Verb

semi-bluff (third-person singular simple present semi-bluffs, present participle semi-bluffing, simple past and past participle semi-bluffed)

1. (poker) To attempt a semi-bluff

References

• Sklansky, David (1994), The Theory of Poker, 3rd edition, 2+2 publishing, →ISBN