52 pickup
English
Noun
52 pickup (uncountable)
- A card game played as a practical joke, wherein the "dealer" throws the deck of cards in the air, and the other player must pick them up off the floor.
- 2010, Ranly, Ernest, Pick Up Stuff: Family Farm Life, PublishAmerica, →ISBN:
- Snipe hunting is like “52 Pickup.” You learn the game the first time you play it.
- 2011, Patterson, James; Michael Ledwidge, Now You See Her:
- The idea that I could exonerate Harris in a week while keeping the house of cards that was my life from quickly becoming a game of 52 pickup was a tall order even for someone with my extensive creative skills.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:52 pickup.
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Synonyms
- 52-card pickup