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
Hood[hud]
EfigÊNia-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Berahthram-Ancient Germanic
JeltjeYEL-tyə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Kesha-Russian
JacobJAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical