52-card pickup

[ fif-tee too-kahrd pik-uhp ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈtuˌkɑrd ˈpɪk ʌp /

Save This Word!

noun

a prankish card game; a practical joke in which a game is presumed, but instead all the cards from a standard deck are scattered into the air and have to be picked up.

any of various card games that involve plays made from a deck of scattered cards.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also called 52 pick·up .

Origin of 52-card pickup

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby 52-card pickup

4EVA, 4-F, 4G, 4WD, 4 × 4, 52-card pickup, 5BX, 5G, 606, 78, “800” number