A card players' slang term for the four of clubs — one of the unlucky cards in traditional British superstition and card-game folklore. The name implies something sinister or ill-omened about this particular card, though the exact origin of the superstition is unclear. Used among card players in Britain.
He turned over the devil's bed-posts and swore under his breath — never a good sign in this game.
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(card games, slang) The four of clubs.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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