1950 in figurative sense, from literal use in certain forms of poker (1941), from wild (adj.) + card (n.). The phrase was used occasionally c. 1900 in British and Irish writing to mean "drinking, [..]

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A card or cards, established before the game begins, that can be designated by the holder to stand for any other card.

One that may be designated to be of any suit and rank by the owner. Jokers are wild in some Rummy games and can be used as any card to complete a set or sequence but not in laying off. In some Kalooki games the joker may be freely substituted for any card during laying off. (Kalooki, Rummy, Rummy 500)

A joker or standard card that, by player agreement and/or dealer's choice, can be used to represent any card desired.

One that may be designated to be of any suit and rank by the owner.

A card that can substitute for any card value. These are common in poker and video poker, and are sometimes used in other poker-based games as well.

A team that has been given a play-off spot because it has the best record among the teams that have not won a division.

A wild card in card games is one that may be used to represent any other playing card, sometimes with certain restrictions. These may be jokers, for example in Rummy games, or they may be normal ranke [..]

Wild Card (also known as Zoe Busiek: Wild Card) is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Can [..]

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The Warratahs are a band from Wellington, New Zealand.

Wild Card (for part of its history Wild Card 2) was a lottery game that was available in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, although at no point did the five lotteries offer it [..]

Wild Card is The Rippingtons' thirteenth album which was released in 2005.

Wild Card is a 2015 American action thriller film directed by Simon West, and starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia, Hope Davis, and Stanley Tucci. The film [..]

Wild Card is the second and final album by the Dutch progressive metal band ReVamp. The album was released on 23 August 2013 in Europe, on 26 August in the UK and on 3 September 2013 in the USA.

Wild Card (Hangul: 와일드 카드; RR: Waildeu Kadeu) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kim Yoo-jin.