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

“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

“I feel like I’ve rolled snake eyes in some ways,” Brown said.

From Washington Post

“No, you were lucky. And the statistics will catch up with you. And you will roll the dice, and they will come up snake eyes one of these times.”

From Washington Post

In gambling terms: If you roll the dice once, yes, there is only a 2.77 percent chance you will hit snake eyes.

From Washington Post