English Explanatory Dictionary

Jesse James

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A player who often bluffs.
  2. A four and a five as starting cards in Texas hold 'em.

Word forms

Jesse James

Etymology

After Jesse James (1847–1882), American robber and outlaw; one sense after his daring lifestyle, the other after a common myth that he was fatally shot with a .45 caliber bullet (he was actually shot with a .44).

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