Pocket rockets

[Little_Girl]

A pair of aces in your hand, in a game of Texas Hold Em poker.

[Jason Yan]

Small devices which were invented around WWII era. They were built to look like pens, but are actually small missles that propel themselves through the air, hopefully landing in the eye of an opposing human.

[Tina]

12ed-13lue back in 2005 had it spot on. The original pocket rocket was indeed Henri Richard of the HABS/Montreal Canadiens. Since then I have NEVER heard a term so abused and misused.