mistigris

noun

mis·​ti·​gris

ˈmistēˌgris

plural -es

1

: a joker or blank card that the holder can play as any card

2

: poker as played with a mistigris

Word History

Etymology

French mistigri pussycat, jack of clubs, card game played with the jack of clubs wild, probably irregular from miste, mite pussycat (probably of imitative origin) + gris gray

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