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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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- Kaplan Inversion
- use of a one-notrump response to a one-heart opening to show length in spades combined with a one-spade response to a one-heart opening as a relay (similar to a forcing one-notrump response).
- Kaplan-Sheinwold
- a bidding system based on five-card majors and weak notrump openings.
- KCB
- See: Key-Card Blackwood.
- Keeping the bidding open
- refusing to pass, to allow partner another turn to call.
- Key-Card Blackwood
- a variant of the Blackwood convention in which the king of trumps is counted as if it were an ace.
- Kibitzer
- spectator.
- Kick
- (1) (slang) double;
- (2) (slang) ruff;
- (3) (slang) blunder away.
- Kickback
- a variant of key-card Blackwood in which the asking bid is one step above four of the agreed trump suit.
- Kill
- (1) (slang) make (a hand, such as dummy) unusable through lack of an entry.
- (2) (slang) overtake (a card), so as to prevent from winning the trick).
- (3) (slang) defeat (a contract)
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King
- the second-highest-ranking card.
- KISS
- acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid.
- Kiss of death
- a score of minus 200 at matchpoints when the maximum possible contract is at the part-score level.
- Kitty
- (slang) dummy.
- Kock-Werner redouble
- a redouble of a penalty double of an overcall for takeout.
- Kokish
- a rebid of two hearts by opener after two clubs (artificial; strong) -- two diamonds (artificial; weak or possibly weak) -- ? to show either (a) a balanced hand too strong for a two-notrump rebid, usually 25-26 points; or (b) hearts. After responder's two-spade relay, opener shows (a) with a third bid of two notrump, (b) with any other third bid.
- Kokish relay
- the two-spade rebid in the partnership sequence two clubs (artificial, strong)--two diamonds (artificial, weak)--two hearts--two spades, to enable opener to clarify whether his opening is based on hearts or a balanced hand.
- Knave
- jack.
- Knock
- to tap the table (an improper way of passing).
- Knockout
- (1) a form of tournament in which the winners of matches progress to the next round.
- (2) a three-suit squeeze in which one of the losing options is to part with a trump.
- Knock out
- force out so as to establish lower cards.
- K-S
- Kaplan-Sheinwold.
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