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Yahtzee

  • /ˈjɑːtsi/

Where it comes from

* Trademarked by the Milton Bradley Company in 1956, as an alteration of Yatzie, derived from yacht (see Yacht (dice game)).

* (Nazi): Chosen for the rhyme.

proper noun

  1. A probability game where players amass scores depending on the values of the five dice they roll.

noun Yahtzees

  1. In the game of Yahtzee, a five-of-a-kind, where all dice show the same value, which is the highest-scoring combination. I didn't want to run blindly into that caldera and hope for Yahtzee.
  2. Internet, euphemistic A Nazi.

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"Yahtzee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yahtzee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Yahtzee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yahtzee

Chicago

"Yahtzee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yahtzee.

BibTeX
@misc{yahtzee_2026,
  title = {Yahtzee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yahtzee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}