Talk:dice roll
Add topicLatest comment: 1 year ago by Einstein2 in topic Moved "short distance" sense from entry to this talk page
Moved "short distance" sense from entry to this talk page
[edit]This is evidently a one-off pun relating to the gambling casinos of Vegas. The term is not used this way in general.
- (idiomatic) A short distance.
- 2016 November 3, “10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tips”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Built in 1931 to re-house workers on the nearby Hoover Dam from their tented slums, this small town is only a dice roll from Vegas.
- Synonym: stone's throw
Equinox ◑ 15:49, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
- @Equinox You're right, most of the hits in IA and Google Books are gambling-related puns (although there are quite a few of them). The only quote I found that is apparently unrelated: [2]. Einstein2 (talk) 09:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC)