Common Craps Phrases

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beachbumbabs
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Snake Eyes - When you roll a two in craps, it is called 'Snake Eyes' - eyes because they look like eyes, snake because they are bad news since the most common bet made on the craps table is the pass line and when 'snake eyes' is thrown on the come out roll a bet on the pass line loses.

Here are some of the common casino vocabulary and phrases you may hear from a roulette dealer and what they mean: ‘Place your bets’ means you can start putting bets on the layout ‘Finishing betting’ or ‘Last bets’ means you have just a few more seconds left to place bets ‘No more bets’ means you must stop betting now.
You'll often hear 'no-field 5' to distinguish it from the similar-sounding call of '9' (and to remind players and dealers that the field bet is lost). Or 'the aces' or 'the eyes' for a 2. Not necessarily 'common' these days, but there's always 'little Joe form Kokomo' for a 4. You still may hear 'Eighter from Decatur' every once in a great while.
Cold Dice — A term used for describing the craps table in a situation when no points are made. Color In — An expression players use when replacing low-value chips with high-value ones upon withdrawing from the craps table. Come Bet — A bet that is placed after the point has been established, equal to the pass line bet.

They might be saying 'corner'. There's an old bet called the big six-eight that was located on the two corners either side of the stick. I think it didn't pay as well as placing the 6-8, or it was a duplicate, so it gradually went away. I could be wrong.

If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.

MrV

I never understood why anyone with a clue would make that even money bet on placing six / eight.
Glad it's gone.

It's 'corner'. It's nearest to the player on the hook (person 3-4 away from stickman and base dealer).
It pays even money. You can either bet the 6, the 8, or both.

Joeman

No, you're spot-on, Babs! I have had computer craps games that would occasionally call 6/8 both a 'corner rug 6/8' and a 'corner red 6/8.' I think the 'red' referred to the fact that the Big 6/Big 8 bets were printed in red on the layout. I have never heard either of these calls in an actual casino.
Like the Field Bet, the Big 6/Big 8 was designed as a self-service bet that is (sort of) self-explanatory to someone unfamiliar to the game. And like the Field, it carries a high edge. Craps layouts make the bad (high HE) bets easy to spot and easy to understand. The better bets are harder to find and/or harder to understand. Heck, the best bet on the table (odds) isn't printed anywhere!

'Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'

LuckyPhow

I never understood why anyone with a clue would make that even money bet on placing six / eight.

I once bet on the Big 6/8 even-money bet. I had forgotten to use a $10 match-play offer that only could be used on even-money payouts. I remembered the match-play offer as I walked past a craps table en route to the parking garage. A roll was in progress, and I didn't have time to play. So I put it on (one of) the 6/8. Don't recall if I won or lost,
As best I recall, casinos still have the Big 6/8 on the layout. Has my memory failed me on such an important question as this? (Perish the thought!)

Paigowdan

Disagree. The 6/8 'Corner Red' is mostly gone, and NJ outlawed it on crap tables as usurious.
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Haven't seen it in ages.

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes - Henry David Thoreau. Like Dealers' uniforms - Dan.

Boz

'Hey isn't that the guy who used to treat us like shit, not tip and tell us his AP slot was going to take over the casinos and put us out of jobs?'

Disagree. The 6/8 'Corner Red' is mostly gone, and NJ outlawed it on crap tables as usurious.
Haven't seen it in ages.

I just saw it on a cruise ship a few weeks ago. Norwegian Getaway.

Wizard
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This is a little off topic, but speaking of the 8 and 6 bets, I heard recently a story of the original of the term 86, as in to kick somebody out of somewhere in an informal way and not told not to return.
As I was told, the term comes from when organized crime controlled Vegas. To '86' someone meant to take them 8 miles out of town and bury them 6 feet deep.
Can anyone confirm or deny? The source that it comes from strikes me as someone who would be quick to believe an urban legend, but some stories ARE true.

It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.

Hunterhill

I have heard it was a term used in bars.When someone was drunk they would give them 86 proof whiskey instead of the 100 proof.
Though I admit that doesn't seem to be much of a deterrent.
I have heard the Version you said also.

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a crash course

A quick yet thorough tutorial on some topic or process. I got a crash course in answering the phones before the receptionist went on vacation.

crash and burn

1. Literally, to crash and catch fire. Typically said of a car or airplane. Her car crashed and burned, but she survived the accident.

2. To fail at something completely and dramatically. I really hope this business venture doesn't crash and burn—I'll be broke if it does.My attempt to make a speech before the whole student body really crashed and burned when I got on stage and forgot everything I was supposed to say.

3. In sports, to experience a significant accident or crash and thus have to withdraw from a competition. Alex isn't competing today because she crashed and burned on her practice run last night.

crash around

To make a lot of noise while doing something. Dad woke us all up when he came home late and promptly crashed around the dark living room.You can always count on Patty to crash around in the kitchen while she's cooking. Pots and pans have never sounded louder!

crash bang wallop

An interjection used for emphasis, especially to indicate loud noises. I was falling asleep on the couch when that framed photo fell off the wall and shattered, crash bang wallop!

crash cart

The cart of medical equipment used when a patient 'crashes' (experiences cardiac arrest). Get a crash cart in here, this patient needs immediate attention!

crash dive

1. noun A sudden descent, typically in an emergency situation. The phrase is usually applied to submarines and airplanes. Engine two is out, prepare for a crash dive!

2. verb To make such a descent. My brain could barely comprehend that the our lives were in danger before the plane started to crash dive.

crash down

1. Literally, to fall down or collapse, often noisily. When the tree crashed down in the woods, it woke us all up.

2. By extension, to result in disaster or lose all stability amidst drastic problems. When I lied on my resume to get my dream job, I really hoped it wouldn't all come crashing down around me—but, of course, it did.I've felt like my life is crashing down around me ever since my husband's sudden death.

crash into (someone or something)

To collide with someone or something, often violently. Another driver ignored a red light and crashed into us in the middle of the intersection.He didn't see the dining room table and crashed right into it.

crash out

To escape from some place. That criminal did crash out, but he was caught only a mile from the prison.

crash pad

A place where free accommodation is provided on a temporary basis. Because of our spare bedroom, our house has become something of a crash pad for visiting friends and family.

crash the gate

To attend an event, such as a concert, sports match, or party, without being invited or paying to get in. That's way too much money to see them in concert, let's just crash the gate and see them on the sly!There's always a few who crash the gate at my party and end up causing trouble.

crash the party

To attend a party without being invited. Come on, let's go crash the neighbors' party—I'm sure they won't mind us showing up.There's always someone who crashes the party and ends up causing trouble.

crash through (something)

To physically break through some thing or barrier, often violently. The driver crashed through the guardrail and ended up in oncoming traffic.

crash to the floor

To fall to the floor, usually noisily. The picture frame fell off the wall and crashed to the floor.

crash together

Of two or more things, to strike each other violently or noisily. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'crash' and 'together.' Our cars crashed together in the middle of the intersection when the other driver ran a red light.My job in the percussion section of the marching band is to crash the symbols together.

crash with (someone)

slang To sleep at someone else's residence. Since it's such a long drive, I'm just going to crash with my friend tonight and then head home tomorrow.

crashed

Drunk. Do you remember last night at all? You were really crashed!

crash and burn

1.Lit. [for a plane or car] to crash and burst into flames. The small plane crashed and burned just after it took off.

2.Fig. to fail spectacularly. Poor Chuck really crashed and burned when he made his presentation at the sales meeting.

crash around

to move around in a noisy way Stop crashing around. I'm trying to study.The people upstairs were crashing around and I couldn't get any sleep.

crash course (in something)

a short and intense training course in something. I took a crash course in ballroom dancing so we wouldn't look stupid on the dance floor.

crash down

(around someone or something) and crash down (about someone or something)

1. and crash in (on someone or something) Lit. [for something] to collapse on someone or something. The walls crashed in around the burning house.The branches of the tree crashed down on the roof.The old barn crashed down.

2.Fig. [for the structure and stability of one's life] to fall apart. Her whole life crashed down around her.Everything he was familiar with crashed down about him.

crash into someone or something

to bump or ram into someone or something accidentally or roughly. The student crashed into the door when it opened suddenly.The car crashed into a bus.

crash out (of some place)

to break out of some place, such as a prison. Max and Lefty crashed out of the state prison last week, but they were captured.They crashed out at midnight.

crash something together

to bring things together with great force, making a loud noise. Fred crashed the cymbals together and the sound could have wakened the dead.Don't crash those pans together. It drives me crazy.

crash through something

to break through something forcefully. The cows crashed right through the fence.

crash to the floor

to fall onto the floor and make a crashing sound. The tray of dishes crashed to the floor.Everything crashed to the floor and was broken.

crash together

to ram or move together with great force. The two cars crashed together, making a loud noise.The ships crashed together, opening a gaping hole in the side of one of them.

crash with someone

Sl. to spend the night at someone's place. I don't need a hotel room. I can crash with Tom.There is no room for you to crash with me.

crash and burn

1. Fail utterly, as in Dale crashed and burned three times before passing the bar exam. This idiom alludes to a car or airplane that has crashed and caught fire. [Slang; 1970s]

2. In skateboarding and other sports, be taken out of competition by a collision, accident, or fall, as in Although she was favored to win the downhill race, she crashed and burned on her first run . [Slang; 1980s]

crash course

A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

crash pad

A free, temporary lodging place, as in The company maintains several crash pads for employees from out-of-town divisions. This expression originally referred to a place affording runaways, drug addicts, and the like somewhere to crash in the sense of 'sleep.' In time it also was used more broadly, as in the example. [Slang; 1960s]

crash the gate

Gain admittance, as to a party or concert, without being invited or without paying. For example, The concert was outdoors, but heavy security prevented anyone from crashing the gate. This term originally applied to persons getting through the gate at sports events without buying tickets. By the 1920s it was extended to being an uninvited guest at other gatherings and had given rise to the noun gatecrasher for one who did so. [Early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

crash and burn

To crash and burn is to fail very badly. Stock markets don't crash and burn without warning.He will either go down in history as a very great president or he'll crash and burn. Note: This may be a reference to a plane crashing into the ground and bursting into flames.

crash and burn

fail spectacularly. North American informal

1994Hispanic But if you use Spanish, be careful not to crash and burn…the language is booby-trapped for the unwary PR professional.

ˌcrash and ˈburn

(American English, slang)
1 fail completely: She shot to fame, then crashed and burned.

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2 fall asleep or collapse because you are very tired

crash

1. tv. & in. to attend a party or other event uninvited. (see also crasher.) The boys who tried to crash also broke a window.

2. in. to spend the night. I crashed at a friend’s place in the city.

3. in. to sleep. If I don’t crash pretty soon, I’m going to die!

4. n. a place to sleep. I think I know of a crash for tonight.

5. in. [for a computer] to stop working. This thing crashes every time I hit a certain key.

6. n. a total failure of a computer. Crashes are to teach you to back up your data.

7. in. [for any electronic device] to fail. My stereo crashed, so I’ve been watching TV.

8. in. [for a securities market] to lose a significant portion of its value in a short time. The market crashed and scared the stuffing out of everybody.

9. n. a collapse of a securities market. After the crash, a lot of people swore off the market for good.

10. in. to pass out from drinking alcohol to excess. Let’s get Wilbur home before he crashes for good.

crash and burn

1. in. [for a young man] to fail brilliantly with a romance. (see also go down in flames.) It stands to reason that if Carole hadn’t shot me down, I wouldn’t have crashed and burned.

2. in. to fail spectacularly. I have to be prepared. I don’t want to crash and burn if I don’t have to.

crash cart

n. a nickname for the hospital cart that carries equipment used to attempt to restore a heartbeat, such as a defibrilator. Get the crash cart to third west.

crashed

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. There were two crashed freshmen asleep on the lawn.

2. mod. raided by the police. (see also bust.) Our pad got crashed, and a lot of kids were arrested.

crash and burn

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