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Yahtzee

/ˈjɑːtsi/ · name

Meaning

  1. A Nazi.
  2. In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination.
  3. A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.

Etymology / origin

Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).

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