Poker Hand Nicknames

Some starting hands have a special place in poker lure. They have their own name.

AA: Pocket Rockets; Bullets; American Airlines
KK: Cowboys; King Kong
QQ: Ladies
JJ: Fishhooks; hooks
TT: Dimes
88: Snowmenv
66: Route 66
55: Speed Limit
44: Magnum; Sailboats
33: Crabs
22: Ducks
AK: Big Slick
AJ: Ajax
A8: Dead Man’s hand
KQ: suited Marriage
KJ: Kojak
K9: Canine
Q7: Computer hand
J5: Motown; Jackson Five
J4: Flat ties (what’s a jack for?)
T5: Five and Dime
T4: Good Buddy
T2: Texas Dolly
95: Dolly Parton
76: Union Oil
57: Heinz
45: Jessie James