royal flush

noun

: a straight flush having an ace as the highest card see poker illustration

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The gambler then ended up with a royal flush — and a $100,000 jackpot, the casino said. Helena Wegner, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025 The Hollywood Reporter notes that the show won in every major comedy category that year, a royal flush. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024 The Magic coach smiled like a poker player holding a royal flush. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024 Melinda Newman: This is a full house for Beyoncé, the type of hand that any poker player would be excited to have and one that doesn’t come along every day, but isn’t so rare and unattainable as a royal flush. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for royal flush

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of royal flush was circa 1868

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“Royal flush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royal%20flush. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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