I apologize if this isn't the right forum for this thread. Not really clear if there's a better place for it. It can be moved if the mod thinks it best.

The topic came up in another thread about the origin of certain terms, such as kill and straddle. Anybody have any opinions on those words? Or are there other poker terms that you've wondered about?

I know the term "passing the buck" came from poker:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pass-the-buck.html

Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but there are a number of terms, phrases and idioms in the U.S. English vernacular that clearly have origins in poker. Offhand, I'm thinking "up the ante," "close to the vest," and "tipping your hand." Not uncommon to hear these even from people who have never played poker in their lives.

I'm sure there are others but those are ones that come to mind right now.

Pretty sure "That is my child" has its origin from poker.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/54...t-found-78036/

I could see this thread turning into a collection of links that provide the origin of various 2+2isms. So "betting kk into trup qq," "triple range merge," "Quack quack she does not like it," and so forth.

Definitely would be more amusing -- and educational for the more recent members.

there was a regular 5 card draw game in one bar. there was a really hot waitress, who was always there, when the high stakes guys played. the only problem was, that she had a 23 year old kid, who was a '******' (actually he was quite bright and later made a fortune ... but that's a another story)

anyway ... everyone called him Tex, b/c he wore a cowboy hat and a wooden toy pistol. he was always loud, clapping hands and giggling. so the regs got annoyed, but the waitress had a nice cleavage, so banning Tex was like banning the bewbz.

long story short. to keep Tex happy they let him play. obviously he didn't have the money or the skills to be a real player. so they just gave him two cards and pretended, that he plays.

after a few hours Tex had picked up the lingo and knew some of the hands. after one of the guys won a decent pot with two pair vs two pair. Tex yelled "i won i won". everyone shook their heads and rolled their eyes.

but then he put his two cards on the table, where the winning hand was laying (kings over twos, if i'm not misleading). tex had K-5 ans yelled "Full House, Full House ... Tex is hold them full houses"

... over a century later, 'Texas Hold'em" is the cadillac of poker

I remember that Joe Stapelton came up with "a chip and a chair" back in 2009.

yeah.

this is way older

this was around when i started with poker pre 2005 at least

isnt it in in brunson's book?

the term was coined in 1982 when Jack Strauss won the WSOP ME from being down to just one chip

I believe this is the post that created the term "trolling" as anyone that replied to it can evidence.

"Rigtard" was born here on 2+2:

Juk

The oxymoronic term "Federal Solution" was frequently offered up in the Legislation forum as the salvation of online poker in the US .....

that and "Reid 2.0".

grunching but they come from dipthrong afaik

Yeh, I guess it was kind of optimistic of me to expect any kind of serious discussion from 2+2 users here (except for a couple serious ones). Might as well end the thread Mods.

felted was a phil laak thing

I still think "Old Man Coffee" is the best one to come out of 2+2 (Rumnchess). OMC FTW.

I think it appears in old wsop coverage prior to that though.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_hand

I think this is a travesty: you people sitting around trying to gamble while I'm trying to save your eternal souls.

I was too drunk to post before:

Dead Man's Hand

Allegedly AA88x was dealt to Wild Bill Hickock on the night he was murdered over a crooked card game.

Or maybe PrivateWorld can correct me.

Great topic, OP; anyone who says otherwise can, like, go away or something.

Durrr came up with calling 8s "Snowmen" if I remember correctly

lmao....what planet are you from...............on a serious note, Q-6 is often called "moondog"---------Gobbo,......Explain.