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dealer's choice

American

noun

a card game, as poker, in which the dealer decides what particular game is to be played, often depending on the number of players, and designates any special variations or unusual rules, including setting the stakes.

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The Lakers’ version consists of five slides: where you’re from; favorite basketball memory; person, event or thing that has impacted your life; your non-basketball happy place; and dealer’s choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

I’m lucky when clients ask me for a dealer’s choice tattoo, because then I get to lean into a subject or style I’ve been dying to work on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

The stalks are shaved into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, or sliced and diced with a knife, dealer's choice.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2021

After that it’s dealer’s choice: either make another stop or call it a night.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2011

Employees can send the messages anonymously or provide their names; it's dealer's choice.

From Time Magazine Archive

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