craps

1. A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice.
2. A losing throw in this game. Also called crap².

Origin:

Origin: Louisiana French, game of hazard

Origin: , from English crabs, lowest throw in hazard

Origin: , from crab¹

Origin: or crab²