Definition

Noun: - A variant of the card game poker in which a player who loses a hand or fails to meet a bet must remove an article of clothing as a penalty.

Usage

This term specifically refers to the rules of the game. It is a compound noun where "strip" modifies the type of "poker" being played. It describes the game itself, not the act of playing it. - They decided to play a game of strip poker. - The party ended with an infamous round of strip poker.

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used humorously or euphemistically to imply a risky or revealing situation, even outside the context of the actual card game.
  • The tense negotiation felt like a high-stakes game of strip poker, with each side reluctant to show their hand.

Variants and Related Words

• Strip (verb): To remove all coverings or clothing from.
• Poker (noun): A popular card game involving betting and bluffing.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for this specific game variant. Descriptive phrases could include "poker with clothing forfeits" or "clothing-optional poker."

Related Phrases

• Lose the shirt off one's back: An idiom meaning to lose everything, which shares the conceptual theme of loss and removal of clothing, though in a financial sense.
  • He was so unlucky at business he almost lost the shirt off his back.

Noun

1. poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing