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WordDaily - Schneid NOUN (Gin rummy) A loss with no points scored.

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Feb 6 '24, 06:37

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
“After that schneid, this will be my last hand.”

“We need to break this schneid with a big win against the rivals.”

“We’ve been on the schneid ever since the mascot jinxed the team by not doing the halftime dance.”

WORD ORIGIN
German, mid-20th century

WHY THIS WORD?
In German, “Schneid” is a slang word that loosely translates to “having courage or grit” in English. But “schneid” in English is far removed from that colloquialism — in the card game gin rummy, a schneid is a loss with no points scored, and the slang has extended into the world of sports to refer to a losing streak. People refer to being “on the schneid” or “off the schneid.” Etymologists can trace the word back to a German card game called “skat” and idioms surrounding Schneiders, “tailors” in German, but it’s enough to know that the references aren’t complimentary.

https://worddaily.com/words/Schneid/ (worddaily.com)

Responses:

I never knew its connection to gin -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 6, 06:38 2
- Nor I. I am quite fond of the phrase "off the schneid" but never knew its origins. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 6, 06:58
- neither did I, I knew it meant zero but didn't know that is where it came from -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 6, 06:39

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WordDaily - Schneid NOUN (Gin rummy) A loss with no points scored.

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