four-flusher

noun

Etymology

From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker.

Definitions

  1. A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or…

    A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one.

    • That four-flusher shoot himself? Not a chance.

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