snake eyes
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snake eyes
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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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
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 ● Mar. 11, 2021
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
He rolled snake eyes and moved up two measly desks.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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