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In "open" variations of poker such as Hold 'Em or Stud, to have one's strong hand beaten by an opponent whose stronger hand is only completed with the last face-up card, called "the river" or "Fifth Street;" or, to beat an opponent's strong hand with the last face-up card.
I had a runner runner straight flush draw against The Kid's full house but I rivered him. Sometimes you do the wrong thing for the right reason.
rivered by The Man May 10, 2004
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The loss of a winning poker hand on the very last card dealt; it is frequently followed by shock, tears, and a severe need to blow things/people up. (Halo, anyone?)
3:36pm All in preflop...equal hands...I hit a better hand on flop and turn and get rivered by my arch nemesis. Anybody with the name of Sandy that you happen to know, go ahead and punch him/her in the face for me. thx...
rivered by n00b August 8, 2004
(riv-erd)
adj.
- A condition induced by the consumption of too much marijuana.

- When you reach the point where you can't smoke anymore marijuana.

syn. fucked up
August smoked so much marijuana he got rivered.
rivered by pduds May 8, 2008
Replacing your best friend for a new friend and having your new friends steal your girlfriend.
Danny: Hey what happened to Eric?
Jose: Eric got rivered! He stopped hanging out with us in order to hang with this new guy who then stole his girl.
Danny: Damn, that foo got rivered bad.
Rivered by DanSka February 7, 2021
When you immediately forget something somebody else tells you.
I just totally Rivered that.
Rivered by SusMiddleSchoolUser March 21, 2026

snowy rivered it

This phenomena occurs when one goes over the edge of something and does so with a flagarant disregard for their safety. Similar to Joe riding the horse off the cliff in the film The Man From Snowy River.
Person 1:"Whoa did you see Joel Huck off that jump?"
Person 2; "Yeah he totally snowy rivered it!"
snowy rivered it by 026er January 1, 2014

fall rivered

Getting a bad deal or the shit end of the stick. When one agrees to something without complete thought about the result.
Manny got Fall Rivered when he bought an '86 Ford Festiva for 3 grand.

That dude really Fall Rivered you on that bag of weed.
fall rivered by manny clause March 15, 2007
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