deuces wild

noun

, Cards.

1. a variety or method of playing certain poker and other games in which a deuce represents any suit or denomination that the holder chooses:

   We're playing five-card stud, deuces wild.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deuces wild¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

We were ready for our final ride, on the blue run Deuces Wild.

From Seattle Times

Deuces Wild was exhilarating, with much bigger ups and downs and wild turns.

From Seattle Times

Other than "deuces wild, seven card stud!"

From The Guardian

"Deuces Wild," "Pidgin Island," "The Adventures of Kathlyn," and "Voice in the Fog."

From Project Gutenberg

The money is yours; and—” he glanced at the cards “—and if you and I should play a little game of poker, joker and deuces wild, and I should take it away from you, it would be mine; and there you are.”

From Project Gutenberg