overpair

overpair

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English pair
English overpair

    From over- + pair.

    Noun

    overpair (plural overpairs)

    1. (poker) A pocket pair of a higher rank than the community cards on the board.
      Coordinate terms: top pair, underpair
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