52-card pickup

[ fif-tee too-kahrd pik-uhp ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈtuˌkɑrd ˈpɪk ʌp /

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noun

a prankish card game; a practical joke in which a game is presumed, but instead all the cards from a standard deck are scattered into the air and have to be picked up.

any of various card games that involve plays made from a deck of scattered cards.

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Also called 52 pick·up .

Origin of 52-card pickup

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby 52-card pickup

4-F, 4G, 4-pyridoxic acid, 4WD, 4 × 4, 52-card pickup, 5BX, 5G, 5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine, 606

How to use 52-card pickup in a sentence

That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
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It was neither the best nor worst pickup line I encountered that evening.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The screenwriting was one last card Brinsley was trying to play after every other trade he tried had turned to zeroes.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Our hearts and our prayers are with you,” read a message on the accompanying card.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then the gift card is shopped online in a gray market to collect cold currency.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton