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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Gaming Terms #26459 04/19/2001 2:44 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Sandbagging 'Sandbagging' refers to the act of slugging someone on the head with a sandbag -- usually the act of street Apaches, a sneak attack. Hence the application in cards. It actually means to incur a loss on another player (or partnership) by understating your own holding, as in pinochle, when a player or set of partners will refuse to bid even with a good hand to cause the dealer to be 'stuck' with the bid which he cannot make and thus take a penalty. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Gaming Terms #26460 04/23/2001 1:53 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Thanks for all the insight into the "sandbagging" discrepancy, guys! After all the input I have to agree that sucking somebody into the bet by hiding a good hand is the original and most prevalent usage in card playing circles. Funny thing was, in our little poker clache right out of high school, the guy who introduced the term to us was our "elder statesman" and beer-runner. He was 24 and we were all 18 and 19 when the drinking age was still 21. So, naturally, we pretty much went along with this guy and followed his lead if we didn't want to go thirsty! He used sandbag and sandbagging for bluff and bluffing and we picked up on it, and used it that way for years before we disbanded. Course, we did humor the guy and keep him around for the beer more than anything else...so he probably didn't get it right. But just another curious way language can evolve as we go along! And the original "usage" for sandbags themselves is pretty interesting, too! Ouch! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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