snake eyes

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a cast of two; two aces.

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Etymology

Origin of snake eyes

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

As the music begins, brooding electric-guitar chords, she reveals her snake eyes and fangs before crawling out of the mouth of a large serpent that recently slithered out of its skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“The circumstances where the Mariners don’t make the playoffs, you’d basically need to, I don’t know, roll the dice 20 times and get snake eyes every time,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

He even helped out a slightly glum coach who had just seen his 11-point lead shrink to four shortly after some fourth-and-one snake eyes gave Louisville brief CPR.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2019

Only then did I remember my own cell, so I checked for motel listings in Keyser and came up snake eyes.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2018

The magpies flapped away, but, unfazed, the cat merely halted and settled down, tail wrapped comfortably around itself, contemplating Joe through unperturbed, sleepyish snake eyes.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols