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Decatur was a small city located on Earth in Texas, United States of America. The etymology of the 20th century craps slang-phrase "Eighter from Decatur", meaning that the player needed to roll an eight on the die, originated in reference to this city.

In 2365, the novel Hotel Royale character Texas, encountered by the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, referred to Decatur in the above phrase while he and Vanessa played the craps table. (TNG: "The Royale")

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