black·jack
ˈblak-ˌjak 
1
a
: a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21
called also twenty-one, vingt-et-un
b
: an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack
called also natural, twenty-one
2
: a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle
3
: a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather
4
5
: an often scrubby oak (Quercus marilandica) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.
called also blackjack oak
blackjacked; blackjacking; blackjacks
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Verb
you cannot blackjack me into going along with this
an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hov and Michael Rubin are hosting an invite-only blackjack tournament in Atlantic City on Sunday (Sept. 15), reps for the Fanatics CEO confirmed to Billboard.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
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Noun
With Newsom’s signature on Senate Bill 549, tribes now have the ability to ask a judge to decide their longstanding claim that the state’s card rooms are illegally offering card games such as blackjack and pai gow poker.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hov and Michael Rubin are hosting an invite-only blackjack tournament in Atlantic City on Sunday (Sept. 15), reps for the Fanatics CEO confirmed to Billboard.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackjack. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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