Idioms for jack
every man jack,
everyone without exception: They presented a formidable opposition, every man jack of them.
Words nearby jack
jacaranda,
jacareí,
jacarta,
jacaré,
jacinth,
jack,
jack arch,
jack bean,
jack block,
jack chain,
jack crevalle
Definition for jacks (2 of 5)
jack
2
[ jak ]
/ dʒæk /
verb (used with object) Slang.
to steal: Some neighborhood kids jacked her car and took it for a joyride.Hackers jacked my email account in a phishing scam.
to rob: He got jacked on his way home from the club.
Origin of jack
2
First recorded in 1930–35; shortening of
hijack
Definition for jacks (3 of 5)
Origin of jack
3
1605–15; < Portuguese
jaca < Malayalam
cakka
Definition for jacks (4 of 5)
jack
4
[ jak ]
/ dʒæk /
noun
a defensive coat, usually of leather, worn in medieval times by foot soldiers and others.
a container for liquor, originally of waxed leather coated with tar.
Origin of jack
4
1325–75; Middle English
jakke < Middle French
jaque(s), jacket, short, plain upper garment, probably after
jacques peasant (see
Jacquerie)
Definition for jacks (5 of 5)
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British Dictionary definitions for jacks (1 of 5)
jacks
/ (dʒæks) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
a game in which bone, metal, or plastic pieces (jackstones) are thrown and then picked up in various groups between bounces or throws of a small ball
Sometimes called: knucklebones
Word Origin for jacks
C19: shortened from
jackstones, variant of
checkstones pebbles
British Dictionary definitions for jacks (2 of 5)
Jack
/ (dʒæk) /
noun
I'm all right, Jack British informal
- a remark indicating smug and complacent selfishness
- (as modifier)an ``I'm all right, Jack'' attitude
British Dictionary definitions for jacks (3 of 5)
jack
1
/ (dʒæk) /
noun
adjective
jack of Australian slang
tired or fed up with (something)
verb (tr)
Word Origin for jack
C16
jakke, variant of
Jankin, diminutive of
John
British Dictionary definitions for jacks (4 of 5)
Word Origin for jack
C17: from Portuguese
jaca; see
jackfruit
British Dictionary definitions for jacks (5 of 5)
jack
3
/ (dʒæk) /
noun
a short sleeveless coat of armour of the Middle Ages, consisting usually of a canvas base with metal plates
archaic
a drinking vessel, often of leather
Word Origin for jack
C14: from Old French
jaque, of uncertain origin
Idioms and Phrases with jacks
jack