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noun
1.
Cards. trump1 (def. 1a).
2.
Informal. something that gives one person or group the advantage over another: The surprise witness was his trump card.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
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Trump-card
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
trump card definition
In general, something capable of making a decisive difference when used at the right moment; in certain card games, trump is the suit designated as having precedence over the others: “The prosecutor was about to win the case, when the defense lawyer produced her trump card: an eyewitness who testified that the accused was nowhere near the scene of the crime.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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