Nina from Pasadena

English

Proper noun

Nina from Pasadena

1. (gambling, dice games) A roll of nine in the game of craps.

   Synonyms: Nina, Nina from Carolina

   • 1971, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Up from Never, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 96:

     Shaking the dice in his hand, he chanted: “Nina from Pasadena, pull your tits. Be there seven.” With a bit of wrist-flourish he chucked the dice. They cartwheeled a few times, skidded, and then petered out with two ones up.

   • 2014, Jeffrey Lang, The Light Fantastic (Star Trek: The Next Generation), New York, NY: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 68:

     The most reliable stickman on the floor, Jimmy McGuire, was running the table. Data could hear his silky tenor before he could see the player due to the dense ring of spectators around the pit. “On your bets, place your bets. […] And that is nine. Nina from Pasadena. Point is nine. How about the six and eight there, sir? It's never too late. Two numbers are better than one.”