"Old maid" - Regional origin of this usage?

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[Poll #1173206]

Anything else to say about "old maid" as unpopped popcorn kernels? Comment!

Ref:
The OED definition of "old maid"
SlangCity's definition
Urban Dictionary's definition
An archived discussion about this topic

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Re: old maid

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

The card game usage is more standard. Both are derived from the (somewhat offensive) meaning of "old maid" as "spinster". (In the card game there's something with only one queen, or a queen being left over...)