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Added 10 October 2026

euchre

/ˈjuːkəɹ/ noun

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A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.

verb

To deceive or outwit.

Origin

Possibly from German Juckerspiel, name of an eighteenth-century Alsatian card game, itself apparently a compound of Jucker + Spiel (“game”). Likely a doublet of joker.

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