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Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Idioms about jack
every man jack, everyone without exception: They presented a formidable opposition, every man jack of them.
Origin of jack
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan “John” + -kin diminutive suffix; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects; see origin at John, -kin
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Other definitions for jack (2 of 5)
jack2
[ 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
2First recorded in 1930–35; shortening of hijack
Other definitions for jack (3 of 5)
Origin of jack
3First recorded in 1605–15; from Portuguese jaca, from Malayalam cakka
Other definitions for jack (4 of 5)
jack4
[ 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
4First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English jakke, from Middle French jaque(s), “short, plain upper garment,” probably after jacques “peasant” (see Jacquerie)
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British Dictionary definitions for jack (1 of 4)
jack1
/ (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 jack (2 of 4)
Word Origin for jack
C17: from Portuguese jaca; see jackfruit
British Dictionary definitions for jack (3 of 4)
jack3
/ (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
British Dictionary definitions for jack (4 of 4)
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
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