Dix

/dɪks/ noun

Definition

the number ten, or a playing card with ten pips; a rarely-used slang term in some contexts.

Etymology

From French 'dix' (ten), from Latin 'decem.' Used in card games and occasionally in informal speech.

Kelly Says

In poker and card games, a 'dix' (ten) is less common slang than you'd expect, but the French word 'dix' literally shaped American geography—the Mason-Dixon Line divided North and South, with 'dix' meaning the number ten from surveying!

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