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skip straight

noun

, Poker.
  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of skip straight1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

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