giant kill

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese ジャイアントキル (jaiantokiru), from English giant +‎ kill, from the idea of the weakest card beating the strongest card, i.e. David and Goliath.

Noun

giant kill (uncountable)

  1. (card games) A rule in Tycoon where a three of a particular suit (most commonly spades) can beat a single joker. During revolution, most rulesets instead use a two of that suit to do this.
    Synonym: reversal
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