strip-jack-naked
Noun: A simple, two-player card game where the objective is to capture all of the opponent's cards. It is a matching game, often considered a children's game or a basic form of rummy.
This term is used specifically to name this particular card game. * "Do you know how to play strip-jack-naked?" * "We passed the time by playing a few rounds of strip-jack-naked."
The game is also widely known by several other names, which are more common in different regions. These variants are considered synonyms for the same game. * The game is commonly called "Beggar-My-Neighbor" in British English. * In other contexts, it may be referred to as "Beat Your Neighbor Out of Doors".
- Beggar-My-Neighbor (n.): The most common alternative name for the same game.
- Card game (n.): The general category to which strip-jack-naked belongs.
- Beggar-My-Neighbor
- Beat Your Neighbor Out of Doors
While not a phrasal verb, the name itself is idiomatic. The phrase "strip naked" within the title is figurative, referring to completely taking (or "stripping") an opponent of all their cards, leaving them with nothing.
- a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards