Blackjack Terms, Jargon, and Slang
As a new player, you will often hear blackjack players using lots of blackjack terms and slang, so we've created this list of terms to be used as a blackjack glossary or blackjack dictionary. You can simply use this as a reference when you hear a term you are unfamiliar with or just read through the list and familiarize yourself with the blackjack terms.
- 3:2 Blackjack: The player is paid 3:2 when he hits blackjack. For example, a player has a $100 bet. He then hits blackjack such that the casino dealer gives him $150. 6:5 Blackjack: The player is paid 6:5 when he hits blackjack. For example, a player gets a ten and an ace for blackjack on his $100 bet. The dealer then gives him $120.
- Blackjack synonyms. Top synonyms for blackjack (other words for blackjack) are club, truncheon and cosh.
- Face-up blackjack, also known as Double Exposure, is the version of 21 where all player and dealer cards are dealt face up. This version grants all players the ability to examine cards and their respective values throughout the game, and base future moves on what is observed.
Anchorman - the player in the last seat of the table, on the dealer's far right, who is last to act.
Blackjack synonyms and Blackjack antonyms. Top synonym for blackjack (another word for blackjack) is club.
Barring a Player - a casino refusing to allow a player to play in a blackjack game.
Blackjack - an automatic winning hand containing both an Ace and a 10 value card.
Bust - having a hand totalling more than 21 points, an automatic loser.
Card Counter - a skilled player who keeps track of the cards as they are dealt.
Card Counting - the act of keeping track of the value of the cards dealt at a table.
Dealer - the casino employee, facing the players, who deals the cards at the table.
Deck - a standard deck of 52 cards used in blackjack.
Double Down - the option for a player to double his bet with only one card to come.
Draw a Card - drawing an extra card, on top of the original hand.
Early Surrender - player's option to surrender half his bet while the dealer checks for blackjack.
Favorable Deck - the cards left in the deck are in the player's favor.
First Baseman - the player in the first seat of the table, on the dealer's far left, who is first to act.
Flat Bet - to bet the same amount each hand, without variation.
Floorman - the casino supervisor who oversees the dealers.
Hand - the original cards dealt to each player.
Hard Total - any hand where there is no ace, or the ace counts as one.
Blackjack Dealer Synonym Clue
Head-to-Head - playing the dealer one-on-one with no other players at the table.
High Roller - a player who bets large amounts of money.
Hit - drawing an extra card, on top of the original hand.
Hole Card - the dealer's unseen card.
House - another term for the casino.
Insurance - optional bet that can be made when the dealer is showing an ace.
Marker - an IOU, signed by a player who has casino credit.
Mucker - a cheater who adds favorable cards to a multiple deck game.
Blackjack Dealer Synonym Phrase
Multiple-Deck - a game consisting of more than one deck of cards in a shoe.
Natural - slang for a blackjack.
Nickels - slang for $5 casino chips.
Paint - any Jack, Queen, or King (all painted pictures).
Pat Hand - an original holding of hard 17 or higher.
Penetration - number of cards the dealer deals out before shuffling.
Pit Boss - casino supervisor who is in charge of the entire blackjack pit.
Push - a tie between the dealer and the player, no one wins or loses.
Quarters - slang for $25 chips.
Round - complete series of play in which everyone has acted on their hands.
Shoe - box containing decks of cards, made to deal one at a time.
Shuffle - mixing up the cards before dealing them.
Single-Deck - a game of blackjack in which only one deck of cards is used.
Snapper - slang for a blackjack.
Soft Total - any hand containing an ace which has a value of 11.
Splitting Pairs - option to split identically ranked cards to play as seperate hands.
Stand, Stand Pat - the player's decision to not take any more cards.
Stiff Card - a card ranked from 2 to 6, which may force the dealer to hit.
Stiff Hand - any hand totalling 12-16, which will bust on a 10-value card hit.
Surrender - option of a player to forfeit half his bet after the dealer checks for blackjack.
Ten-Poor Deck - a deck in which more 10-value cards have been dealt.
Ten-Rich Deck - a deck in which less 10-value cards have been dealt.
Blackjack Dealer Synonym Best
Ten-Value Card - any card worth 10 points, a 10, Jack, Queen, or King.
Third Baseman - the player in the last seat of the table, on the dealer's far right, who is last to act.
Tip or Toke - a gratuity given to a dealer by a player.
Twenty-One - another name for the game of blackjack.
Unfavorable Deck - a deck with remaining cards favoring the casino, not the player.
Unit - a standard bet size.
Snapper - slang for a blackjack.
Soft Total - any hand containing an ace which has a value of 11.
Splitting Pairs - option to split identically ranked cards to play as seperate hands.
Stand, Stand Pat - the player's decision to not take any more cards.
Stiff Card - a card ranked from 2 to 6, which may force the dealer to hit.
Stiff Hand - any hand totalling 12-16, which will bust on a 10-value card hit.
Surrender - option of a player to forfeit half his bet after the dealer checks for blackjack.
Ten-Poor Deck - a deck in which more 10-value cards have been dealt.
Ten-Rich Deck - a deck in which less 10-value cards have been dealt.
Blackjack Dealer Synonym Best
Ten-Value Card - any card worth 10 points, a 10, Jack, Queen, or King.
Third Baseman - the player in the last seat of the table, on the dealer's far right, who is last to act.
Tip or Toke - a gratuity given to a dealer by a player.
Twenty-One - another name for the game of blackjack.
Unfavorable Deck - a deck with remaining cards favoring the casino, not the player.
Unit - a standard bet size.
Upcard - the dealer's exposed card, seen by all players.
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