New Poker Terminology

by admin on April 8th, 2010
Erick Lindgren

Asswipee Erick Lindgren!

Welcome to the dazzling and wonderful world of poker terminology. Just like doctors use their strict terminology, investment bankers generally use fiscal terms, poker players have their characteristic terminology which has been incessantly growing with the increasing population of poker players across the world.

This article would help you to acquaint and fine tune yourself to the current lingo used by poker players. Most of the poker players are aware of phrases like flop, steamed, all in and so on.
Please read the following additions to enhance your poker glossary.

Alcohol abuse refers to the spilling of alcohol on the surface of the poker tables.

Asswipee phrase indicates that a player or an opponent would be able to educate you on how he could play the game you lost in a better way than you.

The term carrier monkey is given to those poker players who return swiftly from the rest room which creates a doubt amongst other players whether he has washed his hands or not. This is sarcastic humor.
A Despondenate is a player who has the art of splurging the entire day’s winning amount on other casino games.

Poker players generally use the term E-coligrit when they view poker chips that have an mature look due to the disease ridden coating.

Now-a-days poker players resort to the art of Elonginumerating which means that you add numbers at the end of your online poker nickname because your username has been taken by another player. Hence you can use the same username that you desire by adding numbers which would make the difference. For example vivaciousgirl 1993. Another way is to just add more letters, maybe this inspired Tom Durrrrrr Dwan?

Many poker players make comments about a chic lady approaching towards their poker table. However they fail to realize that she maybe someone’s wife or girlfriend. Such a situation is termed as Esposalfauxpax. When any of the players on the poker table uses a phrase which s never heard before by the rest of the players is called Gaggit. All lame comments come under this umbrella. The sound that is made on the poker table when a player has only one chip and he decides the option of all-in is called Glink.

The term Loserwaltz is used when the players on the poker table are eliminated in a tournament. This act may include gestures like shaking of hands and side-hugs as well.

Hope this article has been helpful in fine tuning and enhancing your poker terminology.

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