Casino & Table Games
Dice slang terms
Dice slang terms are informal names for dice totals, faces, or game situations, especially in craps, such as snake eyes for a total of two.
Key points
- Players and dealers use colorful names for dice outcomes instead of plain numerals, often to signal a roll or bet quickly.12
- Many terms are tied to specific two-dice totals in craps, such as ace deuce (3) or cater (4).12
- Slang can be regional or informal, and some terms apply to the come-out roll, point, or field bet.13
Not the same as
- Sic bo dice game — a specific three-dice casino game, not a language category
- Rolling dice slang — slang for the act of rolling, narrower than dice slang terms which covers faces, totals, and calls
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Sources
- Glossary of craps terms en.wikipedia.org Provides the glossary of craps terms and examples of dice slang.
- Craps en.wikipedia.org Supports the use of slang in craps and other dice games.
- Dice en.wikipedia.org Lists slang for dice faces and totals such as snake eyes and boxcars.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.