Yahtzee

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑːtsi/
  • Hyphenation: Yaht‧zee

Proper noun

Yahtzee

  1. (dice games) A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.

Noun

Yahtzee (plural Yahtzees)

  1. In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination.
  2. (slang, Internet) A Nazi

See also
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