"big two" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the fact that the two is the high card. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} big two (uncountable)
  1. A shedding-type card game with many variants. Wikipedia link: Big Two Tags: uncountable Synonyms: big deuce Coordinate_terms: arsehole (english: a variant of big two), asshole (english: a variant of big two), Big One, big one, Big Three, Big Four, big five, big six, big eight Translations (Translations): 鋤大弟 /锄大弟 (co⁴ daai⁶ di²) (Chinese Cantonese), 大老二 (dà lǎo'èr) (Chinese Mandarin)
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          "english": "a variant of big two",
          "word": "arsehole"
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          "english": "a variant of big two",
          "word": "asshole"
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          "word": "big five"
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