skip straight

noun Poker.

a hand consisting of five cards following one another by two in order of denomination, as a five, seven, nine, jack, and king, being of special value in certain games.

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Origin of skip straight

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Also called alternate straight, Dutch straight.