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Copyright © 1996-
2010 Bridge World
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This glossary includes definitions of both technical terms and "bridge slang"; the latter is designated as such.
Material set off in brackets [...] forms an illustrative example; it is not part of the definition.
Four numbers separated by equal signs (e.g., 5=4=3=1) denotes an exact suit distribution (in the example: five spades, four hearts, three diamonds and one club).
Four numbers separated by hyphens (e.g., 4-3-3-3) denotes any of the exact distributions conforming to that general pattern (thus 4-3-3-3 represents any hand with one four-card suit and three three-card suits, in other words these four exact distributions: 4=3=3=3, 3=4=3=3, 3=3=4=3, 3=3=3=4).
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- Jack
- the fourth-highest-ranking card.
- Jack denies
- an opening lead convention in which a lead of the jack denies any higher honor.
- Jacoby transfers
- responses to one notrump of two diamonds to show hearts and two hearts to show spades; responses to two notrump of three diamonds to show hearts and three hearts to show spades.
- Jacoby two notrump
- a two-notrump response as a game-going raise of partner's major-suit opening plus a continuation structure that includes shortness-showing rebids by opener.
- Jam
- (slang) preempt.
- Jettison
- a discard, particularly the discard of a blocking card.
- Jordan
- a response of two notrump over a takeout double to show a constructive hand in support of partner's suit; sometimes played with "flip-flop" when opener's suit is a minor, so that two notrump is a preemptive raise and three of opener's suit is constructive.
- Josephine
- the Grand-Slam Force. [so-called after for Josephine Culbertson, but actually invented by Ely Culbertson]
- Journalist leads
- a method of opening leads based on attitude leads against notrump contracts, Rusinow and count leads against suit contracts.
- Jump
- (1) (verb) bid at a higher level than the minimum required to be legal.
- (2) (adjective) at a higher level than the minimum required to be legal.
- Jump-overcall
- (1) (noun) an overcall at higher than minimum level, as an overcall of two spades or three clubs over a one-heart opening.
- (2) (verb) to make a bid described in (1).
- Jump-preference
- (1) (noun) preference at higher than minimum level, as in the partnership sequence one club -- one heart -- one spade -- three clubs.
- (2) (verb) to make a bid described in (1).
- Jump-raise
- (1) (noun) a raise at higher than minimum level, as in the partnership sequence one club -- one heart -- three hearts.
- (2) (verb) to make a bid described in (1).
- Jump-rebid
- (1) (noun) a same-suit rebid at higher than minimum level, as in the partnership sequence one club -- one heart -- three clubs.
- (2) (verb) to make a bid described in (1).
- Jump-shift
- (1) (noun) a jump bid in a new suit.
- (2) (verb) to make a bid described in (1).
- Junior
- a player under the age of 25.
- Junk
- (slang) poor cards; poor honor cards.
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