straight flush

American

noun

Poker.

a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.

straight flush British

noun

(in poker) five consecutive cards of the same suit

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Etymology

Origin of straight flush

First recorded in 1860–65

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straight flush

After the flop — the first three communal cards — Adelstein had a straight flush draw, a hand with a lot of potential to win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

Last spring a friend of mine had a straight flush in a hand of five-card draw poker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2018

Every year, he picks up the cards from the table, looks them over and somehow turns them into a straight flush.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2017

“Ace? My programme is a straight flush, hombre,” Laporta replies.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2015

As for me, there I was, good old Wally Wilson, holding a pat straight flush from the eight to the queen of diamonds.

From The Big Fix by Bernklau

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