My grandfather, cribbage player extraordinaire, always called a 5 a “pedro”. Wikipedia backs that up.
I used to play poker with a group that referred to the “8” card as “dog nuts.”
I often call doughnuts (and donuts) dognuts because that’s how my mind works. It’s like when I see “car wash” I think “car mash” because this one time the sign guy either didn’t have a “w” or else he didn’t realize what he had done.
Anyway, do you suppose the 8 looking like two donuts has anything to do with that? Or is there some other connection beyond the guy being weird like me?
Hmm, nice cite.
Do you have a similar list for craps points? I know Snakeyes, Little Joe, and Boxcars, but there’s likely more.
Q.E.D.?
From the All Fours-family game of the same name, no doubt, where 5 of trump and the 5 of the same-color suit were top trumps, each called a “pedro.”
I’ve heard the 9 called “niner” but I suppose that’s not exclusive to cards.
“Niner” is the official phonetic pronunciation of “9” (used in, for example, air traffic control) to avoid confusion with “five”.
Jacks aren’t cowboys. Kings are cowboys.