This week's theme
Words from poker

This week's words
poker-faced
four-flush
penny-ante
standpat
blue chip

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Next week's theme
Words that have many unrelated meanings

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(BLOO chip)

MEANING:

adjective: Having high value and reliability.
noun: A reliable and highly valuable asset, such as a stock, a company, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

In poker (and other gambling games), a blue chip typically represents high value. Earliest documented use: 1873.

USAGE:

"Mr Shibulal is not the first boss to have to lead a blue-chip company to a less glamorous, lower-margin future."
Shibulal's Struggles; The Economist (London, UK); Apr 20, 2013.

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