Associations to the word «Misere»
Wiktionary
MISÈRE, noun. (in Whist and other card games) A bid to lose every trick, or the majority of tricks, with no trumps.
MISÈRE, adjective. Played according to the reverse of the usual winning convention.
MISÈRE, adjective. In which a player unable to move wins.
MISÈRE OUVERT, noun. (Whist and other card games) a bid to lose every trick, with no trumps and the bidder's hand placed face-up on the table after the first trick
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