Definition of jack
jack 
noun
- a five pound note. Origin: Cokney rhyming slang - Jack's alive.
by D. Fisher, London, Greater London, UK, Jun 01 1997.
- nothing, very little.
You don't know jack!
by Sue Clark, St Louis, MO, USA, Oct 27 1997.
- a sweet, sensitive, adorable guy. Origin: Jack Dawson, the main male character in the movie Titanic.
He's a real Jack.
by Anonymous, Feb 19 1998.
- a cigarette.
Hey, could I get a jack?
by Aubrey Harrington, MD, USA, May 19 1998.
- a police officer.
The jacks pulled me over for no reason.
by Jason W., Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Jul 30 1998.
- shortened form of jack-ass or a jack-off - a general insult.
He's a dumb jack!
by Lindsay F., OH, USA, Nov 09 1998.
verb
- to stab.
He got jacked.
by Karl Bartolome, Toronto, ON, Canada, Jun 06 1997.
- to punch.
He got jacked in the face.
by Karl Bartolome, Toronto, ON, Canada, Jun 06 1997.
- to steal.
I bet they jacked that watch.
My car got jacked.
by Karl Bartolome, Toronto, ON, Canada, Jun 06 1997.
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