snake eyes

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snake eyes

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From the resemblance of the two single pips to the eyes of a snake.

noun

idiomatic, plural, plural only Two ones, after rolling two dice. It’s as if snake eyes, which should occur randomly only once every 36 times you roll a pair of dice, were coming up once every four times.
Similar: crabs
plural, plural only, slang A 7-10 split.

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noun two ones after rolling two dice

Español	ojos serpentinos, duplo uno
日本語	ピンぞろ pinzoro
中文	兩點 /两点 liǎngdiǎn
Italiano	ambasso

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@misc{snake_eyes_2026,
  title = {snake eyes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snake%20eyes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}