euchre \YOO-ker\ verb
1 : to prevent from winning three tricks in euchre
*2 : cheat, trick
Example sentence: The report said that people in the community were being euchred out of their life savings by scammers presenting phony investment opportunities.
Did you know? Euchre is a card game for four players that is played in tricks, or rounds, with a deck of 32 cards. Etymologists are not sure where we got the name for the game, though they do know that it first appeared in English in the mid-19th century. The first sense of the verb "euchre" arose from an action that takes place during the game: a player is "euchred" when an opponent blocks him or her from winning three or more tricks after making trump. Deception can often be key to a winning strategy, and sure enough it took almost no time at all for "euchre" to develop a sense meaning "cheat" or "trick."
2 comments:
Euchere is a fun game, popular down under!
I had never heard of it before. guess I'll have to google for the rules.
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