strip poker

noun

: a poker game in which players pay their losses by removing articles of clothing

Examples of strip poker in a Sentence

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Beth walks in on Wheatley, a group of cowboys and several half-naked women playing strip poker. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 The real-life cowboy showed off his riding skills — as well as his strip poker skills, with his girlfriend played by Bella Hadid. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024 Travis even masters two games of strip poker, where he is apparently allowed to cheat roguishly. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 Taken altogether, though — the horses, the story line, the strip poker … Bella Hadid is his girlfriend?! Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024 Shakira brings the viewer back to yesterday, when the ladies were making memories on a yacht, at a game of strip poker and on the nightclub dance floor at LIV Miami, all to the tune of Shak’s tropical pop song that celebrates being single and unapologetic about having a good time. Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2024 Playing strip poker! Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2021 While his brother was a frequent source of British tabloid stories, for a stream of glamorous partners and antics that included a game of strip poker, William largely abstained from such behavior. Alistair MacDonald, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Talking with her was like playing strip poker with someone in a down parka. Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strip poker was in 1904

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“Strip poker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20poker. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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