black ace
(slang) An elite mafia hitman.
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Didn’t know that Megaman Star Force 3: Black Ace/Red Joker’s in my room
I regret to inform that I've heard this term since at least 2004. The show "Making The Cut" first brought it into my lexicon. There's news articles from my hometown talking about Jake Muzzin winning the cup as a Black…
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(slang) An elite mafia hitman.
We'd have our morning skate and then I would have the black aces stay out, the guys that weren't gonna dress.
“Didn’t know that Megaman Star Force 3: Black Ace/Red Joker’s in my room”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I regret to inform that I've heard this term since at least 2004. The show "Making The Cut" first brought it into my lexicon. There's news articles from my hometown talking about Jake Muzzin winning the cup as a Black Ace with the Kings”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(ice hockey) A player from a junior league who is called up by an NHL team after their original team's season has ended and kept as a reserve player.
At one time or another every Springfield player was designated a "black ace." According to Kilrea, that meant reporting to the rink at 8:30 in the morning and skating from 9 to 11. Another session followed in the afternoon, from 12 to 2,…
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(obsolete, euphemistic) A woman's sexual favours, or a woman who gives them.
We spent a lot of time with the Habs as “black aces” —players who practised with the team as fifth-liners and wouldn't get into the lineup unless there was an injury to one of the veteran players.
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