What is a mush in gambling?
The short answer
A person who brings bad luck. Nobody wants to bet with a mush.
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In plain English
The friend whose attention kills the bet. Superstition, universally believed anyway.
What to remember about Mush
The definition
A person who brings bad luck. Nobody wants to bet with a mush.
In plain English
The friend whose attention kills the bet. Superstition, universally believed anyway.
Example in context
"Don't tell him the pick — he's a mush."
Check yourself
Term quiz
Check yourself: Mush
1.A mush is…
2.The lesson shows the racetrack scene from A Bronx Tale. What is being dramatised?
3.Does a mush actually change your results?
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