The Joker is a special card found in most modern decks of playing cards, or a Mahjong tile in some Mahjong game sets.
It is believed that the term "Joker" comes from a mispronunciation of Juker, the German/Alsatian name for the game Euchre. The card was originally introduced in about 1860 for games of that family to be used as the highest trump. Catherine Perry Hargrave documents jokers from 1862 and 1865 in her book A History of Playing Cards. The 1862 card has a tiger on it and the label "Highest Trump", while the one from 1865 is inscribed "This card takes either Bower" and "Imperial Bower", or "Highest Trump Card". So it may be that Euchre was the game for which the Joker was invented, not Poker because part of this confusion on the issue may be because both games spread simultaneously northward on the Mississippi.
The Joker came to be represented as a clown or court jester by the 1880s and often still is today. There are usually 2 Jokers per deck, often noticeably different. For instance Bicycle Playing Cards prints their company's guarantee claim on only one. More common traits are the appearance of colored and black/noncolored Jokers. At times the Jokers will each be colored to match the colors used for suits; there will be a red Joker, and a black Joker. In games where the jokers may need to be compared, the red or full-color joker usually outranks the black-and-white one; if the joker colors are similar the joker without a guarantee will outrank the guaranteed one.
It is believed that the term "Joker" comes from a mispronunciation of Juker, the German/Alsatian name for the game Euchre. The card was originally introduced in about 1860 for games of that family to be used as the highest trump. Catherine Perry Hargrave documents jokers from 1862 and 1865 in her book A History of Playing Cards. The 1862 card has a tiger on it and the label "Highest Trump", while the one from 1865 is inscribed "This card takes either Bower" and "Imperial Bower", or "Highest Trump Card". So it may be that Euchre was the game for which the Joker was invented, not Poker because part of this confusion on the issue may be because both games spread simultaneously northward on the Mississippi.
The Joker came to be represented as a clown or court jester by the 1880s and often still is today. There are usually 2 Jokers per deck, often noticeably different. For instance Bicycle Playing Cards prints their company's guarantee claim on only one. More common traits are the appearance of colored and black/noncolored Jokers. At times the Jokers will each be colored to match the colors used for suits; there will be a red Joker, and a black Joker. In games where the jokers may need to be compared, the red or full-color joker usually outranks the black-and-white one; if the joker colors are similar the joker without a guarantee will outrank the guaranteed one.
I was playing spades with a bunch of my friends, and they thought they were gonna set us, till I busted out with the Jokers Card!
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Get the jolly joker mug.1.Verb- To destroy something of immense value to someone else, simply for shits and giggles. Derived from a scene in the "Dark Night" when the Joker (Heath Ledger) steals large amounts of money and burns it in front of the people he stole it from.
2. Antagonist of the batman films, most recently portrayed by Heath Ledger.
"HEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEHAHAHHAHOOHOHOHEHEEHAHAHAH"-quoted from The Dark Knight.
2. Antagonist of the batman films, most recently portrayed by Heath Ledger.
"HEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEHAHAHHAHOOHOHOHEHEEHAHAHAH"-quoted from The Dark Knight.
1.Fred: hey dude have you seen my stash anywhere?
Luc: I have it right here(holds up 80sack of orange cush which is on fire).
Fred: NOOOOO!!
Calder: HA. . . bitch.
Luc: I just jokerd your ass.
2.HEEEHEHEHERHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEE- the late great Heath Ledger
Luc: I have it right here(holds up 80sack of orange cush which is on fire).
Fred: NOOOOO!!
Calder: HA. . . bitch.
Luc: I just jokerd your ass.
2.HEEEHEHEHERHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEE- the late great Heath Ledger
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Get the joker mug.When Frankie, Nick, Joe, or Kevin Jonas experience an erection ((boner)) which usually is displayed in a rather large and noticeable way. Girls go craaaaaaaaaazy!...lol
*Joe Jonas is on stage, doing his celebration dance*
*"Cute Girl" glances at Joe*
*Joe notices said "Cute Girl" and gets excited*
*Everyone screams because of his Joner as he tones it (his dancing) down and tries to hide it*
And that my friends, is a Joner.
*"Cute Girl" glances at Joe*
*Joe notices said "Cute Girl" and gets excited*
*Everyone screams because of his Joner as he tones it (his dancing) down and tries to hide it*
And that my friends, is a Joner.
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They are our warnings for us to repent our sins so we may go to Shangri-la.
Carnival of Carnage
The Ringmaster
The Riddlebox
The Great Milenko
The Amazing Jeckel Brothers,
Jake the just, Jack the sinister.
The Wraith
Shangri-la and Hell's Pit.
They are us, inside us, and are our path that we may find to those golden gates, or those fiery pits of hell
The joker cards also are the mark of the end of time. After all of them are said and done, the end will consume us all, either in shangri-la, or hell's pit
They are our warnings for us to repent our sins so we may go to Shangri-la.
Carnival of Carnage
The Ringmaster
The Riddlebox
The Great Milenko
The Amazing Jeckel Brothers,
Jake the just, Jack the sinister.
The Wraith
Shangri-la and Hell's Pit.
They are us, inside us, and are our path that we may find to those golden gates, or those fiery pits of hell
The joker cards also are the mark of the end of time. After all of them are said and done, the end will consume us all, either in shangri-la, or hell's pit
NOw all the joker cards have fallen with spectacular aray, so when the Wraith is calling walk into the light..
After all 6 have risen, the end of time will consume us all..
After all 6 have risen, the end of time will consume us all..
by Joker Z October 4, 2004
Get the 6 joker cards mug.Oh man, I was totally going to go down on my girlfriend but then i saw her joker lips and lost interest.
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