poker slang
Poker Slang and Glossary
Here is a collection of poker slang used by most professionals. We hope to improve this collection to cover all slang.
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The Cards
AA - American airlines, pocket rockets, bullets
KK - cowboys, King Kong, ace magnets
QQ - lovely ladies, Siegfried and Roy
JJ - fish hooks, J birds
TT - dimes
AK - big slick
AQ - big chick
JA - donkey (suited or naked donkey), jackass, blackjack
A7 - slapshot
A3 - Baskin Robbins, ashtray
A2 - Hunting season
KQ - royalty, marriage
KJ - Kojak
K9 - canine, dog
K8 - kokomo
K3 - king crab
QJ - Maverick
QT - quint
Q3 - San Francisco waiter
J5 - Motown
J4 - flat tire
T-7 - bowling hand
T-5 - Woolworth's
T-4 - good buddy
T-2 - Texas Dolly, Doyle Brunson
95 - Dolly Parton
88 - snowmen
84 - George Orwell
77 - walking sticks, hockey sticks
78 - RPM
66 - speeding ticket, route 66, cherries
55 - speed limit
57 - Heinz,steak sauce
44 - magnum, sailboats
49 - San Francisco
33 - crabs, treys
39 - Jack Benny
22 - ducks
25 - two bits
24 - Lumberman's hand
A8 - dead man's hand
Phrases used in the game
Rainbow - A flop of all different suits.
Belly Buster - An inside straight draw.
Gut Shot - an inside straight draw.
Bust - To run out of money. 'Busted out' in competitions where its final.
High Society - The highest denomination of chips in a card room.
Nuts - The best possible hand.
On Tilt - Going 'on tilt' is a bad reaction to an unlucky hand. The result is wild play.
See also: Poker Quotes
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