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Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A notional card that can suddenly reverse a situation when played.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, humorous
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History
From the popular card game Uno, which includes a "reverse card" that flips the direction of play. First used in the idiomatic sense around 2018.
