German virgin



German virgin

In poker, a starting hand of two nines. So called due to "nine, nine" sounding like the German nein, nein, meaning "no, no." Having been dealt a German virgin right off the bat, I was hoping for a third nine to be laid on the table.
See also: german, virgin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NadeŽDa-Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
IshmaelISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English)Biblical
Willamar-Ancient Germanic
Genovevahe-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Nikhil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil
Philandros-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek