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Snake eyes
noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Two ones, after rolling two dice. idiomatic, plural, plural-only
"It’s as if snake eyes, which should occur randomly only once every 36 times you roll a pair of dice, were coming up once every four times."
- 2 expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot wordnet
- 3 A 7-10 split. plural, plural-only, slang
Etymology
From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.
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