Have you hear the expression "no dice"?

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[00:00:00]Lindsay, where does this phrase come from? Well, it was originally about gambling. We looked into it a little bit. So, in dice games, if the roll wasn't what you wanted, you could say, "No dice." Right?

[00:00:13]But then, of course, it expanded to be a common everyday saying. I love thinking about etymology of words, Michelle.

[00:00:20]>> Yeah, it's really, really interesting.

[00:00:22]Yeah, so I mean, dice, of course, we all know dice, they're the with the What's Lindsay, is dice plural or singular?

[00:00:30]>> so. I think die is the singular, isn't that right? Am I wrong? Okay, good. Yes, no, you're As far as I know, it's die and dice.

[00:00:39]But I don't like when you're playing a If you're playing a game, and do you ever say like, "Give me the die?" Like if you ask her Not really. Everyone just kind of says dice. I mean >> Everyone kind of says It sounds a little It sounds like a little like hoity-toity, like, "Ooh, can I have the die?" Right. It's >> No. Yeah. [laughter]