Definition of bad beat
bad beat
noun
- a disappointing event. Can be used in condolences.
That was a bad beat.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
Originally submitted by t8kthdog from USA on Jun 05 2002. (Edit this definition.)
- 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.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
- See more words with the same meaning: games (related to).
Originally submitted by Robert B. from St Louis, MO, USA on May 01 2004. (Edit this definition.)
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Slang terms with the same root words
- bad
- bad - very good, excellent.
- bad-ass - very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
- bad bitch - a very attractive, cool, all-around good girlfriend-type. Positive.
- bad blood - ongoing animosity.
- bad boy - generic term for a specific object; "thing".
- bad cop - a person in a position of authority who is strict or mean.
- bad egg - a bad person.
- bad guy - a criminal.
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- beat
- BBE - acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport.
- beat - lacking excitement or people; "boring".
- beat a dead horse - to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago.
- beat all to hell - to be vastly superior.
- beat around the bush - to delay in getting to the point.
- beat cakes - to engage in doggy-style sex.
- beat cheeks - to leave quickly; HAUL ASS.
- beat down - a fight or severe beating.
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Slang terms with the same meaning
- games (related to)
- aggro - Definitions include: wild almost to the point of losing control, but effective.
- bone - Definitions include: completely, in the expression "bone dry".
- broken - Definitions include: hung-over from alcohol.
- camper - Definitions include: someone who comes somewhere to do something, but just sits down and watches (origin: skating.)
- chicken - Definitions include: afraid.
- fish - Definitions include: A woman .
- FTW - Definitions include: acronym for "face the wall." In multiplayer online computer gaming, a player will use the instant messaging function of a game to notify other players that he/she is temporarily not playing the game.
- newb - Definitions include: someone who is new to a particular group, activity, game, field of study, etc.
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- a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate
- arse - Definitions include: an exclamation of frustration.
- ass up - Definitions include: to make something like ass.
- ass-backwards - Definitions include: In reverse or totally incorrect
- back asswards - Definitions include: done or performed incorrectly, strangely, opposite from the correct way, or clumsily; BACKWARDS.
- bad juju - Definitions include: an action that is likely to be harmful in a "karmic" way.
- Barney - Definitions include: the police.
- boner - Definitions include: an erection.
- boo boo - Definitions include: a mistake.
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