English Explanatory Dictionary

drinking age

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The least age at which one is permitted by law to drink alcoholic beverages.
  2. A two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

Word forms

drinking age drinking ages

Etymology

In most of the United States, the drinking age is 21 years. In poker, an ace often has the value of one. Hence, one could say that a 2-A hand in poker could have a value equivalent to 2-1.

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