Meaning of Uno reverse card | Babel Free

Definitions

A notional card that can suddenly reverse a situation when played.

figuratively, humorous

Examples

“The Habs could of course match⟳ the offer⟳ and work⟳ on an 8-year deal⟳ for Kotkaniemi to sign⟳ in the next year, which would have⟳ always come⟳ in at a figure⟳ above $6 million. But Marc Bergevin could pull⟳ out the Uno reverse card to the Hurricanes Uno reverse card and not match⟳ the offer⟳, leaving them in the tricky situation of paying four centremen over $4.75 million a year and just taking the compensation and hope⟳ that the Canes miss⟳ the playoffs.”

“PC games are slowly, but surely, becoming more mobile, with the likes of Valve’s Steam Deck and Razer’s cloud handheld making portable big-budget gaming a possibility. Yet, at the Game Awards 2022, Google played an Uno reverse card, as the company revealed it’s bringing mobile games to gaming PCs via a Play⟳ Store Windows port.”

“Many viewers criticized @msmabelmartinez for seemingly not being familiar with how much liquid a cocktail should contain⟳. […] Others remarked that the TikToker was hit with an Uno reverse card of sorts, as it appeared that she was trying to put⟳ the restaurant on blast. "Comment⟳ section isn’t going the way you thought it would," one claimed.”

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