Poker Slang and Poker Hand Nicknames

Single Card Nicknames:

Ace – Bullet, Rocket, Mastercard
King – Cowboy, K-Boy
Queen – Lady, Bitch, Whore
Jack – Hook, Fishhook, Jake, Johnny, Jackson
10 – Dime, Tennis Shoe, Bo Derek
9 – Niner, Neener
8 – Ocho, Snowman, Fat Lady
7 – Walking Stick, Hockey Stick, Mullet
6 – Boot, Sax, Sex
5 – Nickel, Five Spot, Fiver
4 – Sailboat, Boat, One-Legged Ace, Sharp Top
3 – Trey, Crab
2 – Deuce, Duck, Dewey

Texas Hold‘em / Omaha Hole Cards – Paired Starting Hands:

AA – Pocket Rockets, Bullets, Alan Alda, Teepees
KK – Cowboys, Brokeback, King Kong, Gorillas, Kangaroos, Krispy Kreme, Ace Magnets
QQ – Bitches, Ladies, Siegfried & Roy, San Francisco Wedding, Hilton Sisters
JJ – Brothers, Jakes, Hooks, Fish Hooks, Kid Dynomite
TT – Dimes, Tension, TNT, Bo Derek
99 – Wayne Gretzky, Agent 99, Pothooks, German Virgins
88 – Snowmen, Dog Balls, Fat Ladies, Piano Keys
77 – Mullets, Hockey Sticks, Walking Sticks, Sunset Strip
66 – Route 66, Kicks, Boots, Cherries
55 – Speed Limit, Nickels, Presto
44 – Sailboats, Magnum, Luke Skywalker
33 – Crabs, Treys
22 – Deuces, Ducks, Quack Quack, Richard Nixon, Swans

Texas Hold‘em / Omaha Hole Cards – Unpaired Starting Hands:

AK – Big Slick, Anna Kournikova, Walking Back to Houston
AQ – Big Chick, Little Slick, Big Slut
AJ – Blackjack, Jackass, Hijack, Ajax
AT – Bookends, Johnny Moss
A9 – Jesus, Rounders Hand
A8 – Dead Man’s Hand
A7 – Slapshot
A6 – Mile High Club
A5 – High Five
A4 – Transvestite, Plane Crash, Stu Ungar
A3 – Baskin-Robbins, Ashtray
A2 – Acey-Deucey, Arizona, Little Slick, Hunting Season
KQ – Lucy and Ricky, Royal Couple
KJ – Kojak, King John, Harry Potter
KT – Katie, Ike Turner, Ken
K9 – Canine, Bow-wow, Dogs, Fido, Rin Tin Tin
K8 – Kate, Kokomo, Monica Lewinsky
K7 – Columbia River, Kevin
K6 – Kicks
K5 – Knives, Seattle Special
K4 – Fork, Core
K3 – King Crab, Sizzler, Alaska Hand
K2 – Donald
QJ – Quack, Maverick, Oedipus
QT – Cutie, Tarantino, Tina Turner, Q-Tip
Q9 – Quinine
Q8 – Kuwait, Face Sitter
Q7 – Computer Hand
Q6 – Nesquick
Q5 – Granny Mae
Q4 – Whore Four
Q3 – Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy
Q2 – Daisy
JT – T.J. Hooker
J9 – Braggars
J8 – Jeffrey Dahmer
J7 – Jack Daniels
J6 – Railroad
J5 – Jackson Five, Motown
J4 – Flat Tire, Austin Squatty, Kid Grenade
J3 – J-Lo
J2 – Heckle & Jeckle, Jack Shit
T9 – Countdown
T8 – Tetris
T7 – Bowling Hand, Split, Daniel Negreanu
T6 – Sweet Sixteen
T5 – Nickel & Dime, Five & Dime, Dime Store, Woolworths
T4 – Good Buddy, CB Hand, Over & Out, The Trucker, Convoy, Broderick Crawford
T3 – Fast Connection
T2 – Doyle Brunson, Texas Dolly, Terminator 2
98 – Oldsmobile
97 – Persian Carpet Ride
96 – Happy Meal, Big Lick, Dinner For Two
95 – Dolly Parton, Hard Working Man
94 – Joe Montana, San Francisco
93 – Jack Benny
92 – Montana Banana
87 – RPM, Tahoe
86 – Eubie, Maxwell Smart
85 – Finky Dinky
84 – Big Brother, Orwell
83 – Most Feared Hand in Hold’em
82 – Fat Lady & A Duck, The Second Worst Starting Hand in Hold’em
76 – Philadelphia, Trombones, Union Oil
75 – Heinz
74 – Double Down
73 – Dutch Waiter, Swedish Busboy, Joe Hachem
72 – Beer Hand, Heath Ledger
65 – Bus Pass
64 – Billion Dollar Hand, Gilchrist
63 – Blocky
62 – Ainsworth
54 – Colt 45, Jesse James, Moneymaker
53 – Bully Johnson, Juggernaut
52 – Bomber, B-52, Quarter, Two Bits
43 – Waltz
42 – Jack Bauer, 2 x 4, Lumberman’s Hand, The Answer
32 – Michael Jordon, Aggie Slick, Polish Slick

Poker Hand Nicknames – Card Combinations:

AAA – Beatles Reunion
AKQJT – Broadway
AK47 – Machine Gun, Assault Rifle
A2345 – First Street, Little Minnie, Little Wheel, Bicycle
A23 – ABC
AA88 – Dead Man’s Hand
AA222 – Marksman
AA23 – Princess Leia
KKKK – Four Horsemen
KKQQ – The Mommas & Poppas
KKK – Ku Klux Klan, Alabama Knight Riders, Three Wise Men, Christmas Special
KQJT9 – Off-Broadway
QQQQ – Village People
QQQ – Six Tits
JJJ – Hart, Schaffner and Marx
JJ55 – Rock ‘n’ Roll, Motown
JJ33 – Hookers with Crabs
TTTT – Larry Fortensky
TTT – 30 Miles of Hard Road, Judge Bean, San Jose to Gilroy
T8642 – Rizlo, Scotch Straight
9988 – Oldsmobile
9966 – Dinner for Four
777 – 21, 21 Miles of Bad Road, Jackpot, Slot Machine
77744 – Sailing Rednecks
666 – The Devil, Beast, Devil’s Area Code
65432 – Rabbit
555 – Washington Monument
444 – Grand Jury
3333 – Four Trees, Forest
33222 – Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice
3322 – Socks and Shoes, Mites and Lice, Nits and Lice
222 – Huey, Dewey, and Louie