different between unbranded vs maverick

English

Etymology

un- +? branded

Adjective

unbranded (not comparable)

1. not branded; lacking a brand
2. not associated with a brand name

English

Etymology

From the surname of Texas lawyer and politician Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), who refused to brand his cattle. See Maverick.

Mr. Samuel Maverick was, incidentally, the grandfather of former congressman Maury Maverick, who coined the term gobbledygook.

The poker noun sense (“a queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em”) may be from the theme song of the US Western television series Maverick (1957–1962), which says of the eponymous protagonist that “[g]amblin’ is his game” and that he is “livin’ on jacks and queens”.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?v??r-?k, IPA^(key): /?mæv???k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæv??ik/
• Hyphenation: ma?ve?rick

Adjective

maverick (comparative more maverick, superlative most maverick)

1. (of cattle) Unbranded.
2. Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

Translations

Noun

maverick (plural mavericks)

1. An unbranded range animal. [from 1860s]
2. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
3. (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]

   Synonyms: heteroclite, individualist, lone gunman, nonconformist, rebel; see also Thesaurus:maverick

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4. (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
5. (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
6. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Translations

Verb

maverick (third-person singular simple present mavericks, present participle mavericking, simple past and past participle mavericked)

1. (US) To take an unbranded range animal.
2. (by extension) To seize without a legal claim.

Translations

References

• Michael Weisenberg, compiler (1999) The Official Dictionary of Poker, Inglewood, Calif.: Mike Caro University of Poker, ?ISBN; Tom Dalzell (2012) , “maverick”, in The Slang of Poker, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, ?ISBN, page 155: “maverick / a queen and jack as the first two cards in a hold 'em hand.”

Further reading

• maverick (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• maverick (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia