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the card that's worth the most or the least, depending on your nerve.
means To do something exceptionally well, or the highest-ranking playing card — and by extension a top performer, especially a fighter pilot or expert.
from From Latin 'as,' a small unit of weight or coin, which became the name for the single pip on a die — the lowest throw. It traveled through Old French into English meaning 'one,' but the lowly single point climbed the ranks: by the time it settled into card games, the ace had flipped from worst to best. The flying sense — an 'ace' pilot with many kills — took off in the early 20th century, French aviators borrowing the card-game prestige.
- flying origin
- WWI pilots earned it after five confirmed kills
- tennis weapon
- a serve untouched, the racket's mic drop
- high or low
- one card, two extremes, infinite drama
- asexual flag
- reclaimed as shorthand by the community
roger federer — tennis player with 20 grand slam titles, holds record for consecutive weeks at #1
tom cruise — actor in top gun (1986), character maverick calls himself 'maverick' but known as an ace pilot
eddie rickenbacker — wwi american fighter pilot with 26 confirmed aerial victories, highest of any us pilot in that war