# Jacoby transfer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's no-trump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the suit ranked just above that bid by responder.

## Etymology
Popularized by a 1956 article in The Bridge World by Oswald Jacoby.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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