cold deck

== English == === Etymology === From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless". === Pronunciation === === Noun === cold deck (plural cold decks) (poker) A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved. (gambling) A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat. ==== Synonyms ==== cooler === Verb === cold deck (third-person singular simple present cold decks, present participle cold decking, simple past and past participle cold decked) (nonstandard) To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent. ==== Usage notes ==== Almost always used in the passive voice to be cold decked.