Definition of bad beat
bad beat 
noun
- a disappointing event. Can be used in condolences.
That was a bad beat.
by t8kthdog, USA, Jun 05 2002.
- in poker, the loss of a good hand to a lucky hand.
I had three of kind, but took a bad beat when the last card came and he made his inside straight.
by Robert B., St Louis, MO, USA, May 01 2004.
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