snake eyes
English
Etymology
From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
snake eyes pl (plural only)
- (gambling, dice games, idiomatic) two ones, after rolling two dice.
- Coordinate term: boxcars
- 2021 June 29, Michael E. Mann; Susan Joy Hassol, “That Heat Dome? Yeah, It’s Climate Change.”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- It’s as if snake eyes, which should occur randomly only once every 36 times you roll a pair of dice, were coming up once every four times.
Derived terms
- come up with snake eyes
Translations
two ones after rolling two dice
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Further reading
- snake eyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia