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crazy eights

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.

Etymology

Origin of crazy eights

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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“The great thing about the crazy eights is that one’s right-handed, one’s left-handed,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

“And you’ll make me stay with him and play crazy eights in the resting room all evening, and I’ll miss the whole viewing...Like you said, Great-great-aunt Florentine can’t help anymore...”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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