cold deck noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A pre-shuffled deck of cards substituted for the real deck in order to cheat.The cold deck can be run into play by the cheat himself or by his accomplice […] — 1991 •A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved. verb1 •(nonstandard) To inflict a cold deck situation on an opponent. formscold decked · cold decking · cold decks