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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
  • A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.
  • The act of revoking in a game of cards.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To fail to follow suit in a game of cards
  • transitive To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

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