euchred

[ yoo-kerd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Australian Informal.

Origin of euchred¹

First recorded in 1865–70; euchre + -ed ²

"He's euchred, and may as well go about his business," laughed Weymouth.

You heard how Mason, the Chicago man, euchred the Mukton gang, didn't you?

This is a lone hand I'm playin', doctor, and if I'm euchred, tain't your fault.

His paper appears on Tuesday, and unless he wires the boys immediately, we're euchred!

But I expect we shall both be euchred by that infernal, smooth-faced, mild-voiced, new-chum cousin.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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