WILD CARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild card mean? 

• WILD CARD (noun)
  The noun WILD CARD has 2 senses:

1. an unpredictable factor

2. a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it

  Familiarity information: WILD CARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD CARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unpredictable factor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

the weather was a wild card

Hypernyms ("wild card" is a kind of...):

factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wild card" is a kind of...):

playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)