Use this list of blackjack terminology and slangs given below to orientate you well in the world of blackjack.
Anchorman - according to blackjack terminology, the last player of the table, the last acting person
Blackjack - a hand which automatically wins (contains an Ace and any card values 10)
Bust - a hand with a total more than twenty-one points
Card Counter - a mature player who remembers the value of the cards which have already been dealt
Dealer - the casino official, the main rival of the players, the person who also deals the cards to play
Deck - a standard pack of 52 cards which are used to play blackjack card game
Double Down - the player doubles his bet and gets one additional card procedure
Draw a Card - the procedure of getting additional card
Early Surrender - the player signals a white flag, leaves the game and takes a ½ of his bet back
First Baseman - according to blackjack terminology, the first player of the table, the first acting person
Flat Bet - the player bets the same wage for each hand
Hand - the cards which are dealt by the dealer for each player
Hard Total - according to blackjack terminology, every hand in which the Ace is absent or counts as 1 point
Head-to-Head - opposing the dealer one-to-one, other players at absent
Hit - getting an extra card in addition to your initial hand
Hole Card - is considered the dealer's card placed unseen
House = the casino
Insurance - an optional bet which is made if the dealer has an ace face-up.
Mucker - a cheat person who uses added favorable cards in the games with multiple decks
Multiple-Deck - a game which is played with more than 1 pack of cards
Natural - one of the definitions of blackjack
Nickels - a slang for casino chips cost 5 bucks
Paint - the name for every Jack, Queen, or King
Penetration - the sum of cards which are dealt out before shuffling
Push - is announced when the player and the dealer have a tie, no winners - no losers
Quarters - a slang for casino chips cost 5 bucks
Round - the series of play which are completed and in which every participant of a game has acted on his hands
Shoe - a box which contains the decks of cards for blackjack games
Shuffle - the dealer's action of mixing the cards before he deals them
Single-Deck - only one deck of cards is used while playing the blackjack game
Soft Total - according to blackjack terminology, every hand in which the Ace is present and counts as 11 points
Splitting Pairs - ability to split the cards which are ranked identically and to play them as separate hands
Stand, Stand Pat - no more cards to take decision
Stiff Card - the card with rank from 2 to 6
Stiff Hand - the hand with total of 12 up to 16; will go bust if any 10-value card will additionally arrive
Surrender - watch Early Surrender
Ten-Value Card - each card which costs 10 points (the 10's, Jacks, Queens, or Kings)
Third Baseman - watch Anchorman
Tip or Toke - act of generosity when the player gives a gratuity to the dealer
Twenty-One - other usual name of blackjack card game.
Unit - a standard size of the bet
Upcard - the dealer's face-up card, seen by the players