Poker slang for a pair of jacks — specifically the Jack playing card, nicknamed 'fishhooks' because the letter J visually resembles a hook. This is part of a rich tradition of poker nickname vocabulary where every major hand or starting card has its own colorful alias. 'Fishhooks' is most commonly used in Texas Hold'em circles to refer to J-J in the hole, a strong but notoriously tricky starting hand that can lead players into trouble against bigger pairs or over-cards on the board.
He went all in pre-flop with fishhooks and got snapped off by pocket queens.
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(slang) A pair of jacks (the playing card).
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