See Also: verbal 2, noun(dictionary)
gambling(encyclopedia)
Gambling(law)
gambling(medicine)
gambling(dictionary)
Women and Gambling(casino)
Gambling money(finance)
Guerrilla Gambling - Roulette(gambling)
Gambling Stake - Roulette(gambling)
River Gambling - Poker(gambling)

Verbal Bet - Poker (gambling) and pew 1, noun (oh)


Verbal Bet - Poker (gambling)


A wager made by announcing the size of the bet but without actually putting any chips or money in the pot. In some (not all) establishments, oral declarations made in turn are binding; nonetheless, cautious players wait till the chips are actually in the pot before either calling the bet or showing their hands.

pew 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: puie, from Latin podia, plural of podium; PODIUM]
a long wooden seat in a church
take a pew
BrE spoken used humorously to invite someone to sit down