"Blackjack" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Blackjack.ogg [Australia] Forms: Blackjacks [plural]
Etymology: From the card game blackjack, also called twenty-one, which is one of two pronunciations of 2NE1's name (the other being "to anyone"). Etymology templates: {{m|en|twenty-one}} twenty-one Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blackjack (plural Blackjacks)
  1. (fandom slang) A fan of the South Korean girl group 2NE1. Wikipedia link: 2NE1 Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Music, South Korean idol fandom

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