What is a "soft hand"?

What is a "soft hand"?

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In blackjack, just about every hand where you get an ace is called a soft hand. The reason it's a soft hand is because the ace can be used either as a one or an eleven, so that the hand is soft. It isn't a one. It isn't eleven. You decide what it is.