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Home » Writer in Residence » --Love for Words » ‘in spades!’ — began with cards

‘in spades!’ — began with cards

November 9, 2014
___ The expression in spades has a 1920s feel to it, and seems to have originated from that era.

History
According to The Phrase Finder online, the card game Contract Bridge became hugely popular in the 1920s, and the phrase “in spades” arrived in informal speech around the same time.

Jacquee T. Writer in Residence 'Love for Words'According to a Wikipedia article, Contract Bridge was among other forms of Bridge being played. Yet when railroad executive Harold Vanderbilt set out rules for this game, Bridge became synonymous with Contract Bridge.

And, in Bridge, Spades was the highest ranking suit. Playing contracts “in spades” rendered great leverage. The phrase was spoken enthusiastically during games that were played with vigor. Eventually, “in spades” found way to represent other life situations with as much conviction.

Definition
Via Dictionary.com
—in the extreme; positively
—without restraint; outspokenly

Via CollinsDictionary.com
—in an extreme or emphatic way

“In spades” may refer positive or negative, just as it did in Bridge — positive for the Spades holder, not so positive for their opponent.

Usage examples
—The artist strived to make his debut show a success, so he could repay, in spades, the supporters who believed in him.
—She proved to be the jealous sort, in spades.
—“They’re bums, in spades!” he warned the boardinghouse matron who considered housing the Chaston brothers.

What may you declare in spades?

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