interjection
- An exclamation expressing annoyance, frustration, or dismissal.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
noun
- A fast-paced card game played with four decks, typically by two to four players.
Usage: also called 'Nertz' or 'Nerts'; informal
Examples
- Nertz! I forgot my keys at home.
- Oh nertz, I missed the deadline.
- We played a game of nertz last weekend.
- She won three rounds of nertz in a row.
- Nertz, that's not what I wanted to happen.
- The rules of nertz are simple but the game moves quickly.