Wild card

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounIn card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.

2.nounA competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.

"Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."

3.nounA character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing

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