"aces and spaces" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} aces and spaces pl (plural only)
  1. (poker slang) A poker hand containing only a pair of aces Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-aces_and_spaces-en-noun-N8ExiwiK Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (bridge slang) A bridge hand with opening points based primarily on aces, so that there are not enough winners. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-aces_and_spaces-en-noun-JgBokKkn Disambiguation of Bridge: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 75 Topics: bridge, games

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