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The saying “aces and eights” typically refers to a hand in poker that consists of two aces and two eights. It is famously known as the "dead man's hand" because it is associated with the legendary Wild West figure Wild Bill Hickok, who was reportedly holding this hand when he was shot and killed in 1876. The phrase has since come to symbolize bad luck, betrayal, or a grim fate, often in contexts beyond poker, such as in literature and popular culture.

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Aces and 8’s is a pair of aces and a pair of 8’s. Now often referred to as a dead mans hand. It is the poker hand that “Wild Bill” or James Butler Hickock was holding when he was shot in the the back of the head by the assassin, Jack McCall in Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. (present day South Dakota) on August 2, 1876. He was buried by his dear friend Charlie Utter in Deadwood but a

Aces and 8’s is a pair of aces and a pair of 8’s. Now often referred to as a dead mans hand. It is the poker hand that “Wild Bill” or James Butler Hickock was holding when he was shot in the the back of the head by the assassin, Jack McCall in Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. (present day South Dakota) on August 2, 1876. He was buried by his dear friend Charlie Utter in Deadwood but a few years later Hickock’s remains were moved to Mount Moriah Cemetery. Several grave-markers over the years were erected and...

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Aces and eights in poker is known as the “dead man's hand". It was allegedly the hand that Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot dead in the back of the head by Jack McCall in Deadwood, SD in 1876. Poker superstition considers it a bad hand to hold though in Five Card Draw, it's a reasonably decent hand to have.

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: : : : : "Aces and eights" is known as the dead man's hand in stud poker. The phrase dates back to the murder of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok by Jack McCall in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on Auust 2, 1876!

Wild Bill was holding two pair in his hand when he was shot in the back of the head: a pair of aces and a pair of eights!! Namaste, Amy🙏

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It’s a hand in Poker commonly known as a “Dead Man’s hand”. William “Wild Bill” Hickok, a gambler, lawman, sometime “gunslinger”and a notoriously good pistol shot who lived in the old West was shot in the back and killed in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota) on August 2, 1876, aged 39, while playing poker in a saloon with his back to the door, by one Jack McCall.

The cards he was allegedly holding when he was shot were a pair black aces and a pair of black eights: hence, the “Dead Man’s Hand”. Wild Bill Hickok - Wikipedia

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It means to be ‘in a panic'…

to be very ‘stressed’.

I have to bake a cake for my child's birthday today but the eggs are all bad.

I must go to the shops for fresh eggs.

My Mother in Law has called round to my house to tell me all her news. She wants me to sit down and listen.

I don't have time to listen to her long stories

I must give her a drink and run to the shops, now!

She is not pleased with me for walking out.

I feel bad about that. It is making me stressed.

‘To be at sixes and sevens' is to try to do several things at the same time, ‘to be in a hurry' to get lots of things done.

‘To be at sixes a

It means to be ‘in a panic'…

to be very ‘stressed’.

I have to bake a cake for my child's birthday today but the eggs are all bad.

I must go to the shops for fresh eggs.

My Mother in Law has called round to my house to tell me all her news. She wants me to sit down and listen.

I don't have time to listen to her long stories

I must give her a drink and run to the shops, now!

She is not pleased with me for walking out.

I feel bad about that. It is making me stressed.

‘To be at sixes and sevens' is to try to do several things at the same time, ‘to be in a hurry' to get lots of things done.

‘To be at sixes and sevens' is to not know what to do first.

Do I get the eggs from the shop( sixes) or, do I forget baking the cake and sit down with my Mother in law ( sevens)?

I am pulled between these two things and I must hurry up.

It is very stressful ‘to be indecisive', to be ‘at sixes and sevens'.

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The famous western frontier gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead while playing poker. In his hand he had two pairs: aces and eights. Gamblers are a superstitious lot, and every since that’s been called the Dead Man’s Hand.

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Pieces of eight were Spanish silver coins (pesos) that circulated along with other hard currency in the American colonies. ... The Spanish silver coin was so named because it was worth eight reals and at one time had an eight stamped on it.

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In stud poker a hand comprising the two black aces and the two black eights plus one other card (not stated) is ‘the dead man’s hand’ as it is believed to be the hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall.
The hand is widely held to be cursed.

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The idiomatic phrase ‘at sixes and sevens’ is a stage of total confusion.

In my sentence :

“I have been at sixes and sevens since the morning today because my supervisor assigned a long pending work to me and ordered to complete the same within the evening whereas the chief supervisor called me one hour after I came and strictly instructed me to complete some other special duty at any cost today which alone can take my entire day“.

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“At sixes and sevens” is an English idiom used to describe a condition of confusion or disarray.

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There are 2,598,960 possible ways to be dealt a combination of 5 cards.

In the rules of poker we’ve divided those 2,598,960 combinations into sets: n-high, one-pair, two-pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full-house, etc.

While each 5-card combination is equally likely to be dealt, what matters is which set those 5 cards belong to.

There are many different ways we could have defined the sets for

There are 2,598,960 possible ways to be dealt a combination of 5 cards.

In the rules of poker we’ve divided those 2,598,960 combinations into sets: n-high, one-pair, two-pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full-house, etc.

While each 5-card combination is equally likely to be dealt, what matters is which set those 5 cards belong to.

There are many different ways we could have defined the sets for poker, but the existing ones have stuck around because they have two important qualities: a. rarity, such that getting anything higher than a pair is a significant and exciting event, which is important for poker as a game, and b. make sense for a human, as our minds naturally group and order things.

Generally when talking about a “hand” what is really meant is what that hand evaluates to; the particular cards don’t really matter.

Poker hands are ranked based on how probable they are. One-pair is most probable (the “easiest” to have), so it is the weakest hand. A royal flush is the least probable (the “hardest” to have), so it is the strongest.

The number of possible 5-card poker hands is

[math]\binom{52}{5}=2,598,960[/math].

The number of ways to have a three-of-a-kind (AAABC) is

[math]\binom{13}{1} \binom{4}{3} \binom{12}{2} \binom{4}{1}=54,912[/math]

ways. The probability of having a three-of-a-kind is [math]2.11\%[/math].

The number of ways to have a two-pair (AABBC) is

[math]\binom{13}{2} \binom{4}{2} \binom{4}{2} \binom{11}{1} \binom{4}{1}=123,552[/math]

ways. The probability of having two pair is [math]4.75\%[/math].

Three-of-a-kind is ranked higher than two-pair because it is less probable.

The fact that a three-of-a-kind beats a two-pair is commonly confusing, because it doesn’t really make sense in a way that our brains would naturally un...

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I’m so sorry that I don’t know the origin of the phrase but it means that one is confused and doesn’t know what to , do eg “‘I wanted to go to the party but had promised to babysit my little brother so am” at sixes and sevens” as to what to do!” Hope this is helpful.

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Further to Paul S’s answer, it was in August 1876 actually. Carl Mann’s saloon, Deadwood, Dakota. “A nasty piece of work” called Crooked Nose McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head.

The experts are still out on whether the 5th card was a 10 or a Q.

I recommend “Total Poker” by David Spanier for similar Poker stories.

The one I love is when a player plunged his knife into the hand of another, pinning it to the table “My friend, if the QS is not under your hand I owe you an apology.”

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If you are at sixes and sevens you are in a state of total confusion, disorder or disarray. You might say “When it happened, I didn’t know what to say. I was at sixes and sevens for a moment”. It is often used as a metaphor in a sporting context as in “The United defence was at sixes and sevens and it wasn’t long before City scored a third goal”.

There are various theories about the origin of this

If you are at sixes and sevens you are in a state of total confusion, disorder or disarray. You might say “When it happened, I didn’t know what to say. I was at sixes and sevens for a moment”. It is often used as a metaphor in a sporting context as in “The United defence was at sixes and sevens and it wasn’t long before City scored a third goal”.

There are various theories about the origin of this expression, none of which can be verified, as is often the case with word origins. Some people believe that the expression has its origin in the fact that, added together, the two numbers give the unlucky number thirteen. Others say that it comes from the fact that two members of a medieval trade guild in...

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in a confused, badly organized, or difficult situation: We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused. addled. all of a doodah idiom.

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Are you referring to Dead Mans hand? If not, it’s just pure coincidence. Dead mans hand is AA88 by the way. If not and if you are asking what are aces over 8’s then that’s a full house in poker. A better term would be to say aces full with 8’s.

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It refers to a poker hand consisting of a pair of aces and a pair of eights. Two pairs beats any pair but it's beaten by any three of a kind (or straight, flush etc).

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Sixes and sevens this phrase means in a state of total confusion or disarray .

Everything is at sixes and sevens here .

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This is a poker hand reference. One which contains two aces and two eights + one other random card.

You could also say Aces over 8s when referring to a full house, with three aces and two eights, you would say that you have a full house, Aces over eights.

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British expression meaning to be at odds with situation.

I can see that with 7’s being an odd number.

Don’t get the 6’s part.

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Behind the eight ball'?

A difficult position from which it is unlikely one can escape.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Behind the eight ball'?

There is dispute about the origin of this phrase. Some say that it derives from the Eight Ball version of the game of pool. The balls are numbered and must be potted in order. A turn is forfeited if a player's cue ball hits the (black) eight ball first and the game is forfeited if the eight ball is potted by mistake. A 'behind the eight ball' position leaves a player in a difficult position. There is little agreement abou

What's the meaning of the phrase 'Behind the eight ball'?

A difficult position from which it is unlikely one can escape.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Behind the eight ball'?

There is dispute about the origin of this phrase. Some say that it derives from the Eight Ball version of the game of pool. The balls are numbered and must be potted in order. A turn is forfeited if a player's cue ball hits the (black) eight ball first and the game is forfeited if the eight ball is potted by mistake. A 'behind the eight ball' position leaves a player in a difficult position. There is little agreement about when the game began to be played with eight balls, or when it was first called Eight Ball.

Another version is that the term derives from the game of Kelly Pool, in which players are allocated one of 16 balls to pot and the players with the lower numbered balls play first. Those players that are given balls higher than eight are unlikely to win the game. This second supposed derivation carries less plausibility, as:

- It would make just as much sense to say 'behind the seven/nine etc. ball' and no such phrases have ever entered the language.
- The context of that explanation would suggest that the phrase would have been coined as '
afterthe eighth ball' (and the eighth ball isn't named as the eight ball in Kelly Pool) rather than 'behindthe eight ball'.
- The phrase means (and is documented as meaning, as early as 1931 in the
New York Times), 'in a tight spot', not 'unlikely to win', which is a quite different meaning.

However, as we often find, plausibility isn't everything and further research may prove the case one way or the other. Clearly, a citation of the use of the phrase before the the use of an eight ball in the game we now call Eight Ball pool would rule that out as the origin.

Of course, there may be some altogether unrelated source. There is a game called Eight-ball Croquet, for instance, which pre-dates both of the above forms of pool/billiards. The eight ball isn't specifically named in that game, so it is difficult to see how the phrase might have originated there.

All of the early known citations of the phrase are American. It dates from the early 20th century - the earliest citation that I can find is from the Wisconsin newspaper The Sheboygan Press, December 1929:

"Bill ['Lucky' Bill McKechnie, manager of the Boston Braves] figures he can finish behind the eight ball with any kind of a ball team, so there's no harm in trying out young talent as there's nothing to lose beyond last place."

The precise date of the coining of the phrase isn't known. It is a fact that it appears in print many times in American newspapers from December 1929 onwards. I can find no uses of the phrase prior to that date.

'Behind The Eight Ball' was used in the title of a biography of 'Minnesota Fats' - the stage name of the pool player Rudolph Wanderone. That was rather an optimistic title, as Wanderone was by all accounts a much better self-publicist than ever he was a pool player. He played some televised demonstration matches against Willie Mosconi, who beat him easily.

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Aces “Over” Eights means you have a Full House with Aces dominant. That would be 3 Aces and two 8’s.

And Aces “And” 8’s refers to “The Dead Mans Hand” because that is what Wild Bill Hicock was holding when he was shot in the back

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Poker players love, love, love giving nicknames to different hands. You see it a lot in Hold ‘Em, especially, but it’s common for all kinds of poker. These nicknames get coined for wildly different reasons. Some are more obvious: if your two hole cards are 9 and 5, then you’ve got “office hours;” but if you’ve got 9 and 4 that’s “bankers’ hours.” Pocket jacks are “fishhooks,” and king/queen is “the royal family.”

Some are more obscure: king / 9 is “pedigree” if their suits match, or a “mutt” if they don’t (as in, K-9 -> dogs -> purebred -> pedigree). My personal favorite is the “Swedish busboy,

Poker players love, love, love giving nicknames to different hands. You see it a lot in Hold ‘Em, especially, but it’s common for all kinds of poker. These nicknames get coined for wildly different reasons. Some are more obvious: if your two hole cards are 9 and 5, then you’ve got “office hours;” but if you’ve got 9 and 4 that’s “bankers’ hours.” Pocket jacks are “fishhooks,” and king/queen is “the royal family.”

Some are more obscure: king / 9 is “pedigree” if their suits match, or a “mutt” if they don’t (as in, K-9 -> dogs -> purebred -> pedigree). My personal favorite is the “Swedish busboy,” which is 7/3. I puzzled over that one for a while, until someone explained it to me: it’s a “Sven with a tray.”

Some are named after people: 2/5 is named after Phil Ivey, who bluffed with that hand in a famous high-stakes poker game. 7/3 is a Joe Hachem, after the 2005 World Series of Poker winner who managed to win the final hand of the Main Event holding those cards.

In Hold ‘Em, only the two hole cards tend to get nicknamed: A/8 is often called a dead man’s hand, regardless of the suits. If you’re looking at a whole five-card hand, the “proper” dead man’s hand is two black aces and two black eights, usually with any kicker but especially with a queen of clubs. This hand is named for the cards held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time he was fatally shot in the back by Jack McCall.

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If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have an advantage that is often hidden, secret, or not obvious. The idiom comes from the world of cards, where the ace has the highest value. T...

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Sorry to not be more specific, but I will expand the question into all four symbols on a modern deck of cards.

Today’s 52-card deck preserves the four original French suits of centuries ago: clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥), and spades (♠).

Potentially inspired by tarot cards, European card makers began using Swords, Clubs, Cups and Coins as the suit symbols on their playing cards in the 14th century. Known as “Latin Suits”, this imagery can still be found on some Italian and Spanish playing cards to this day. Additionally, as “sword” tra

Gabriel Joseph requested that I reply to this question.

Sorry to not be more specific, but I will expand the question into all four symbols on a modern deck of cards.

Today’s 52-card deck preserves the four original French suits of centuries ago: clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥), and spades (♠).

Potentially inspired by tarot cards, European card makers began using Swords, Clubs, Cups and Coins as the suit symbols on their playing cards in the 14th century. Known as “Latin Suits”, this imagery can still be found on some Italian and Spanish playing cards to this day. Additionally, as “sword” translates to “spada” in Italian, and “espada” in Spanish, these symbols may have laid the groundwork for the modern suits we know today.

Around the turn of the 15th century, the Germans developed their own suits: Hearts, Bells, Acorns and Leaves. This imagery was believed to be more indicative of German Life.

During this time, the French also began to insert themselves into the conversation by becoming the first card makers to split a card deck into two colors: red and black. This simplified color scheme allowed them to drastically improve production speeds.

The French also evolved the German suits to create the first iteration of what would ultimately become the suits we find in standard decks today. While they kept the Germanic “heart” symbols, the Bells were replaced with “carreaux” or “diamonds”. The Acorns also became “trèfles” (or clovers or clubs) and the leaves were transformed to “piques” (or pikes or spades).

Right before the start of the 16th century, high taxes on playing cards forced French card makers to relocate their operations to Belgium. As a result, the English began importing French playing cards and eventually adopted the suit names we know today. Combining the translations of both the Italian and French designs, they formed the names: Clubs, Hearts, Spades and Diamonds.

Despite changing the names, these English cards still featured lavish French designs until the import of foreign playing cards was banned in the early 1600’s. Eager to continue capitalizing on the massive popularity of playing cards, the English began producing their own playing cards. In the late 19th century, the French designs were remodeled by Charles Goodall and Sons into the graphic symbols or “pips” commonly found on playing cards today.

So, we know that there are 52 cards, 4 suits and 2 colors in a standard deck of cards. But, what does this all mean? The answer to this has been heavily debated.

Some historians suggest that these designs were meant to represent the 4 classes of Medieval society. However, there are some major disparities that impact the validity of this claim. For example, it’s believed that “coins” (which eventually became “diamonds”) represented “merchants” in the Latin Suits. Yet, this would have not held true for the French Decks because “diamonds” were much more closely associated with the upper class and wealthy aristocrats in France.

Others believe that the 4 suits may represent the four natural elements of Water (Hearts), Fire (Clubs), Earth (Diamonds), and Air (Spades), or even the four seasons.

At the end of the day, it’s most likely that there wasn’t an extensive amount of thought and planning given to the symbolism behind these playing card designs. They were most likely commissioned by wealthy families and therefore reflect the tastes and interests of a noble person at that time.

This poker hands chart covers all of the hands in poker. By having an Ace pair and a Queen pair, you have a two pair. Looking at the chart, a two pair is the eighth highest possible hand one can have. Your opponent by having three eights, has a three of a kind. Again looking at the chart, a three of a kind is the seventh highest possible hand someone can have. Therefore, your opponent by having the seventh highest hand, and you only having the eighth highest hand, has beaten you.

This poker hands chart covers all of the hands in poker. By having an Ace pair and a Queen pair, you have a two pair. Looking at the chart, a two pair is the eighth highest possible hand one can have. Your opponent by having three eights, has a three of a kind. Again looking at the chart, a three of a kind is the seventh highest possible hand someone can have. Therefore, your opponent by having the seventh highest hand, and you only having the eighth highest hand, has beaten you.

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Holding all the aces means that you have the best possible position and no matter what anyone else tries, you can top them.

The ace is the high card in a suit. If you hold all the aces, it doesn’t matter what card anyone else plays, you are going to win by playing the ace.

Put into a possible real-life situation — in a corrupt jurisdiction. If there is a legal dispute between you and someone else and it will be held in a court where the judge owes you a favour, where your lawyer is the top of his field, where no lawyer of any substance will take the other person’s case so he has to represent him

Holding all the aces means that you have the best possible position and no matter what anyone else tries, you can top them.

The ace is the high card in a suit. If you hold all the aces, it doesn’t matter what card anyone else plays, you are going to win by playing the ace.

Put into a possible real-life situation — in a corrupt jurisdiction. If there is a legal dispute between you and someone else and it will be held in a court where the judge owes you a favour, where your lawyer is the top of his field, where no lawyer of any substance will take the other person’s case so he has to represent himself, where the witnesses can be bribed, blackmailed, or threatened into not testifying or into lying on the stand and you have the money and will to do it, while your opponent has neither the money or inclination, well in that case you ‘hold all the aces’.

It doesn’t matter what objections he throws up, your judge will overrule him. It doesn’t matter what evidence he has, your judge will not allow it to be entered. It doesn’t matter what case law he cites, your lawyer (the best) will find a way around it. It doesn’t matter what witnesses he calls, your people will have either bribed, blackmailed or threatened them into not supporting his case. He can’t do anything, because ‘you hold all the aces’.

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In poker part of the strategy is trying to figure out if the cards you have in your hand beat the cards that other players have in their hands so you know how to bet.

If you have all four aces in your hand then you know that you have an almost unbeatable hand, there is less than a 1 in a 1000 chance of losing.

.”Holding all the aces" is a metaphor that means to be in a situation in a negotiation or competition where you have so much of an advantage that the other party has little to no chance of winning or otherwise preventing you from getting your own way.

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It typically involves women getting a permanent or temporary tattoo on their bodies of a queen of spades symbol with the letter Q on it. ... It is usually kept hidden but when exposed it basically means that those women are looking for sex exclusively with black men at that moment.

It plays into the antiquated patriarchal notions of women being either the wife or the whore, but not a person with desires beyond pleasing men sexually and being "slaves" for large penises. Among themselves they speak of this interracial way of life in religious terms, using words like "converting other women" or "s

It typically involves women getting a permanent or temporary tattoo on their bodies of a queen of spades symbol with the letter Q on it. ... It is usually kept hidden but when exposed it basically means that those women are looking for sex exclusively with black men at that moment.

It plays into the antiquated patriarchal notions of women being either the wife or the whore, but not a person with desires beyond pleasing men sexually and being "slaves" for large penises. Among themselves they speak of this interracial way of life in religious terms, using words like "converting other women" or "seeing the light

More specifically a Queen of Spades is a woman who has a sexual preference for extremely well hung, athletic black men-commonly referred to as Bulls. The spade symbol often inset with an upper case Q is often worn on clothing, jewelry, or tattooed to signify this preference

It typically involves women getting a permanent or temporary tattoo on their bodies of a queen of spades symbol with the letter Q on it. ... It is usually kept hidden but when exposed it basically means that those women are looking for sex exclusively with black men at that moment.

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Okay 👌, since I see that you are insisting on me answering this question. Here is the answer already in place. 👉 Now here is my answer. Ace is a noun, an adjective, and a verb ( person, place or thing, and for complete Accuracy of it, it will be all three simultaneously), and it says that you the person doesn't know when something is very good(which is why you see that the adjective is informal), and you don't know because you don't know the objective of performing such an action ( this is why you see the verb there, and because it's all informal, it says that you're doing something, but becau

Okay 👌, since I see that you are insisting on me answering this question. Here is the answer already in place. 👉 Now here is my answer. Ace is a noun, an adjective, and a verb ( person, place or thing, and for complete Accuracy of it, it will be all three simultaneously), and it says that you the person doesn't know when something is very good(which is why you see that the adjective is informal), and you don't know because you don't know the objective of performing such an action ( this is why you see the verb there, and because it's all informal, it says that you're doing something, but because you misunderstand the objective of the act, and you don't know what you are doing), you're an expert at doing things the wrong way. The next is spade ( spade is a noun, person or place, and for complete Accuracy of it, it will be both simultaneously. It's also a verb, which means it's an action), and it says that you the person( if you're a man) are using your self the wrong way, because you have the wrong understanding of the purpose of ( an intercourse, wither sexually or not), and this is why things could spell a disaster, because you're involved in an act or a series of acts for the wrong purpose, and you've shown no professionalism, and this could spell disaster. Now that you have your answer try not to ever force me to answer anything, or I'll not answer nothing at all, because there's more important things than giving out information on something so self serving. Accuracy and The Absolute.

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Two and eight is Cockney rhyming slang for a 'state', usually one of emotional upset or distress; it can also refer to more physical problems that might follow from an accident, the breakdown of machinery or equipment, etc.

An early use is found in James Curtis' novel of London lowlife, They Drive by Night (1938):

Give us a hand out, will you? I’m in a right two and eight.

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All Ace cards in tarot suggest new beginnings or something in its initial stages. Aces can mean ideas yet to be put into practice - the planning stage so to speak. More than one Aces in a reading indicate that there is something new in the questioner’s life or it is just coming together. Aces are all about new opportunities or positive changes. They are centred around potential, ideas, drive and inspiration.

The Cups suit rules our emotional, humanitarian and creative nature. They are about our families and other relationships, and, above all our feelings rather than thoughts and actions. Cups

All Ace cards in tarot suggest new beginnings or something in its initial stages. Aces can mean ideas yet to be put into practice - the planning stage so to speak. More than one Aces in a reading indicate that there is something new in the questioner’s life or it is just coming together. Aces are all about new opportunities or positive changes. They are centred around potential, ideas, drive and inspiration.

The Cups suit rules our emotional, humanitarian and creative nature. They are about our families and other relationships, and, above all our feelings rather than thoughts and actions. Cups represent how we feel about the world around us and how we connect to others on a spiritual level. The negative aspects of the Cups suit includes being overly-emotional or disinterested and lacking compassion. It can also indicate when love is fading or living in a fantasy land removed from reality. They may be repressed emotions or an inability to communicate properly. Suppression of creativity can cause spiritual unease. Alongside this, the character cards in the Cups suit (the King, Queen etc) are emotional, artistic, humane and creative individuals. They will probably love animals and natures and are very negatively affected by the suffering of others. In a reading which is dominated by Cups, you can be sure that emotions are running very high for the questioner. It will be a reading of love, relationships and all sorts of extremes in feelings.

As such, the Ace of Cups indicates a new romance and falling madly in love. The questioner may meet a soul mate or at the very least make positive new friendships. This card indicates the people we love in general but is more likely connected to romance and passion. Occasionally the Ace of Cups can represent the birth of a child. Think beginnings, newness and freshness. On the other hand, when reversed, this card suggests that love may be on the way but definitely not immediately. Other events need to take place first. It may also show that love is fading or that someone does not have their heart in the right place. There could maybe be problems with fertility and conception.

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Jack of spades:

All the Jacques are newcomers, learning and experimenting with the intricacies of their suits. The spade suit symbolizes the balance between intelligence and hard work. The spiritual and material world. Equipped with Positive Jack of Spades education and training.

Definitions:

  • A "jack of spades" is a male that identifies as a sissy, and prefers to serve black males.
  • A gay, bottom, male that is devoted to serving superior alpha black men. They often show their devotion by getting a Jack of Spades tattoo, A black spade with a white J in the middle.

Examples:

  • Damon Runyon:

One of these d

Jack of spades:

All the Jacques are newcomers, learning and experimenting with the intricacies of their suits. The spade suit symbolizes the balance between intelligence and hard work. The spiritual and material world. Equipped with Positive Jack of Spades education and training.

Definitions:

  • A "jack of spades" is a male that identifies as a sissy, and prefers to serve black males.
  • A gay, bottom, male that is devoted to serving superior alpha black men. They often show their devotion by getting a Jack of Spades tattoo, A black spade with a white J in the middle.

Examples:

  • Damon Runyon:

One of these days of your journey, a guy is coming to you and going to show you a brand new deck of cards, the seal of which is not yet broken, and this guy is going to bet you that he can Spades Jack's ear on the deck and squirt cider out. But, son, don't bet with this man, as much as you're definitely standing there, you're going to end up with a walled cider.

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In a deck of 52 playing cards (minor arcana) or 78 tarot cards (major and minor arcana), the suits (pips) represented the four classes of Medieval society.

Cups and chalices (now hearts) stood for the clergy; swords (now spades) for the nobility or the military; coins (now diamonds) for the merchants; and batons (now clubs) for peasants.

In a deck of 52 playing cards (minor arcana) or 78 tarot cards (major and minor arcana), the suits (pips) represented the four classes of Medieval society.

Cups and chalices (now hearts) stood for the clergy; swords (now spades) for the nobility or the military; coins (now diamonds) for the merchants; and batons (now clubs) for peasants.

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Ace in the hole = A hidden advantage or resource kept in reserve until needed

Example:

The coach was certain that his new trick play would turn out to be his ace in the hole.

Origine:

This term emanates from the game of stud poker, wherein one or more cards are turned face down, or “in the hole,” as bets are placed.

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