royal flush

noun

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

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In your honor, the stars of The Parent Trap just gave fans a royal flush of nostalgia, reuniting 27 years later at the premiere of Lindsay Lohan's Freakier Friday. EW.com, 23 July 2025 The fourteen days are done, Jannik Sinner has made his Wimbledon balcony debut with the silver, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their two elder children brought the royal flush to anchor the courtside row of the Royal Box. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 To get a royal flush, a player needs to get an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 all in the same suit. Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Then the visitor ended up with a royal flush — the rarest hand in the game — and won the $30,000 jackpot. Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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