'Spades' is not a Gaelic word.
Something sb. has in spades means Sb. has plenty ofsomething. Ex: They had financial trouble in spades.
Return in Spades usually has 2 meanings that are similar. first Spades is a suit in the card deck and Spades are the Highest ranked suit. return in spades means the return is higher than what is put out or invested. you invest $200.00 but the return is in Spades $2000.00! however 'return in spades' usually means revenge. someone will return or pay back in spades to someone for something they did to them. let's say you sucker punch me in the face. i pay you back in spades by blasting you back in the face with a baseball bat. spades means you trump something or 'one up it' spades are always something 'higher.'
In a pack of cards their are 4 suits, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades. Each suit has cards numbered 2 to 10 in it and an ace, jack, queen and king. The 8 of spades is therefore the number 8 card from the spade suit.
"In Ispy super challenger,page 26, did anyone find all 25 spades?" Yes. There are three cards with spades on them. The one with no numbers in the corners (in box 9): has 9 spades on it The card in box 10: has 12 spades on it* The card in box 2: has 4 spades on it* In total that is 25 spades. *you have to count the little spades underneath the numbers 2 and 10.
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Nine of Spades - 1923 was released on: USA: 2 August 1923
I could only find 21, 3 playing cards...maddening...
Ace of Spades is the Death Card. Spades usually mean sometype of misfortune whening considering them tarot cards.
hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds
Depending on what you are doing and your superstitious beliefs it may mean anything.
The royal flush, which is 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, and they are all in spades.