royal flush

American  

noun

Poker.

1. the five highest cards of a suit.

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royal flush British  

noun

1. poker a hand made up of the five top honours of a suit

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Etymology

Origin of royal flush

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

If the Old Firm was a poker game, Celtic are holding a royal flush and Rangers a pair of twos.

From BBC

“It’s not a cold call, but a quicker way to vulnerability and hitting the royal flush.”

From Washington Times

Having been dealt a royal flush of comorbidities, including a bout of cancer when he was in college, the 44-year-old Birbiglia is understandably alarmed.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet most coaches remained convinced that even a fourth-and-inches conversion attempt was as nearly as risky as betting the deed to the farm on the hope of a royal flush.

From New York Times

On the inside of her wedding dress, she sewed a gold charm depicting a royal flush he had given her as a present before he died.

From New York Times