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Many individual cards and hands have slang names in poker. Some examples:
dead man's hand: Two pair, aces and eights. This is the hand held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot and killed. The fifth card is unclear in historical records.
Pink|All Pink: Flush of Hearts or Diamonds
Blue|All Blue: Flush of Clubs or Spades
One Jack off: JJJxx
more specifically in the pocket in hold'em.
A-A: American Airlines, [Pocket] Rockets, Bullets
K-K: Cowboys
J-J: Fishhooks
5-5: Presto
A-J: Blackjack
A-Ks: Big Slick (sometimes this refers to any A-K)
A-K: Big Ugly
K-J: Kojak
Q-4: B-Diddy
Q-3: Gay Waiter ("Queen with a trey|tray")
Q-3s: Posh Gay Waiter
J-4: Flat tire ("What's a jack for?")
3-9: Jack Benny
9-8: Oldsmobile
4-5: Jesse James
6-3: Blocky
6-9: Big Lick
6-9s: Prom Night (Sixty-nine suited)
3-A: Baskin-Robbins
3-8: Raquel Welch
A-10: Johnny Moss
10-2: Doyle Brunson
2-9: Twiggy
5-10: Woolworth
A-8: Dead Man
7-2: Beer Hand
10-4: Broderick Crawford
In the hole in Omaha:
A-K-4-7: Assault Rifle
Omaha including the board:
four pairs: Noah's Ark
