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noun (used with a plural verb)Craps.

a cast of two; two aces.

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Origin of snake eyes

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby snake eyes

snakebite remedy, snakeblenny, snake charmer, snake dance, snake doctor, snake eyes, snake feeder, snake fence, snakefish, snakefly, snake foot

How to use snake eyes in a sentence

Up until ten days before opening night, in fact, Zaks was afraid they might be rolling snake eyes.
New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’|Ross Wetzsteon|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Snake-Eyes, the ninja, is muted by and scarred from a helicopter crash.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He told me that the watching the Snake-Eyes story was a defining moment in his childhood.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Snake-Eyes beckons the Joes and they take cover in a corner.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Getting smoked was just bad luck, and the more times you rolled, the more likely you were to see snake eyes.
Writing About War: I Hate It but Can’t Stop|Don Gomez|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That Devil Marston jist looked at me with his snake eyes 'n' 'lowed that if I failed 'im ag'in he'd come 'n' shoot me daid.
The Man from Jericho|Edwin Carlile Litsey
There were perhaps a dozen of them altogether, and in the midst of the band I saw the evil face and snake-eyes of Tom Terrill.
Blindfolded|Earle Ashley Walcott
Both felt the snake eyes of the cadaverous chief dwelling on their backs.
The Pathless Trail|Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
It was to reach the evil face and snake-eyes of Tom Terrill, and stamp the life out of him.
Blindfolded|Earle Ashley Walcott