broadway /ˈbɹɔːdweɪ/ noun2 •(slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em, or any of the cards (ace, king, queen, jack, ten) used to make such a straight. •An esplanade.Just above the doorway, which opened spang onto the broadway of Datura, a grinning face peered down upon the visitors, its eyes ruby-colored glass. — 1962 formsbroadways
Broadway /ˈbɹɔdweɪ/noun 2adjective 2 noun2 •the business of putting on plays in the big theaters of New YorkAmong the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance. — 2007 •(slang) The highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten. adjective2 •Flashy; showy.Since he got the recording contract, he's gone all Broadway. •(slang) Of, or pertaining to, the cards that make up a Broadway straight.