Talk:on the bubble

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Sense #1 (auto racing) seems to be special case of sense #2 (sports). Kappa 12:37, 6 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Poker[edit]

In a poker tournament, players are "on the bubble" when the next player knocked out will be the last not to receive any prize money: everyone else will get a prize. 88.105.226.74 18:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Etymology[edit]

I am not sure about that etymology. I added a citation to the citations page that seems to have a related meaning, and which was written in 1827! Kiwima (talk) 21:21, 8 March 2020 (UTC)Reply