crazy eights

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Definition of crazy eights in English English dictionary

A card game in which players try to rid themselves of their cards by playing a matching rank or suit on the previous card played, having to draw an additional card if unable to do this; a player who plays an eight can dictate the suit to be played next

We played crazy eights, war, fifty-two card pickup. Rudy flipped the whole deck across the table at me and the cards sailed to the floor, kings, queens, deuces.

Hyphenation

cra·zy eights

Turkish pronunciation

kreyzi eyts

Pronunciation

/ˈkrāzē ˈāts/ /ˈkreɪziː ˈeɪts/