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Definition of jack

jack

  • as in 'jack up' - to lift someone up, and, sometimes, to press that person against a supporting structure. Can occur in altercations.
    Rob jacked Frank up against the wall, and told him to shut up.
    He jacked a lovely girl.

    Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 24 2009.

noun

  • a five pound note. Origin: Cockney rhyming slang. "Five" rhymes with "Jack's alive".
    • See more words with the same meaning: money.

    Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by D. Fisher from London, Greater London, UK on Jun 01 1997.

  • nothing, very little.
    You don't know jack!
    • See more words with the same meaning: nothing.

    Last edited on Oct 27 1997. Submitted by Sue Clark from St Louis, MO, USA on Oct 27 1997.

  • a sweet, sensitive, adorable guy. Origin: Jack Dawson, the main male character in the movie Titanic.
    He's a real Jack.

    Last edited on Feb 19 1998. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 19 1998.

  • a cigarette.
    Hey, could I get a jack?

    Last edited on May 19 1998. Submitted by Aubrey Harrington from MD, USA on May 19 1998.

  • a police officer.
    The jacks pulled me over for no reason.

    Last edited on Jul 30 1998. Submitted by Jason W. from Melbourne, VIC, Australia on Jul 30 1998.

  • shortened form of jack-ass or a jack-off - a general insult.
    He's a dumb jack!

    Last edited on Nov 09 1998. Submitted by Lindsay F. from OH, USA on Nov 09 1998.

  • phone.
    Yo, go grab my jack from off the bed.

    Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 11 2012.

verb - transitive

  • to stab.
    He got jacked.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to stab.

    Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by Karl Bartolome from Toronto, ON, Canada on Jun 06 1997.

  • to punch.
    He got jacked in the face.

    Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by Karl Bartolome from Toronto, ON, Canada on Jun 06 1997.

  • to steal.
    I bet they jacked that watch.
    My car got jacked.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to steal.

    Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by Karl Bartolome from Toronto, ON, Canada on Jun 06 1997.

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Other terms relating to 'attractive male':

Definitions include: an older attractive man. Referring to Harrison Ford.
Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
Definitions include: an attractive man.
Definitions include: a man with all essential qualities for being a good significant other.
Definitions include: a stupid, attractive man.
Definitions include: a man popular with women.
Definitions include: a man that is dressed well, attractive and well off.
Definitions include: acronym for "father I'd like to fuck", i.e. an attractive older man.
Definitions include: to smile widely, with teeth.
Definitions include: an attractive male.
Definitions include: attractive female or male.
Definitions include: an attractive person, usually male.

Other terms relating to 'cigarette, cigar':

Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: improper; "out of line".
Definitions include: a hand-rolled cigarette.
Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: a "Virginia Slims" brand cigarette.
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: cigarette. Pronounced "sig."
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: a cigarette.
Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: Cigarette.
Definitions include: cigarette.
Definitions include: a partially smoked cigarette saved for later.
Definitions include: A cigarette.
Definitions include: native American word for cigarette.

Other terms relating to 'money':

Definitions include: paper money.
Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed.
Definitions include: proper spelling of "samolian".
Definitions include: to have gas money.
Definitions include: to smile widely, with teeth.
Definitions include: counterfeit money.
Definitions include: a Canadian two dollar coin.
Definitions include: someone's hidden savings, usually of money or drugs.
Definitions include: money.
Definitions include: very little money.
Definitions include: money.
Definitions include: very good, excellent, interesting, fun, etc.
Definitions include: money.
Definitions include: a great deal of money.
Definitions include: a lot of money.

Other terms relating to 'nothing':

Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: "fuck all", i.e. nothing.
Definitions include: a mean person; "jerk"; "asshole".
Definitions include: anything, used in the negative to mean nothing.
Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: absolutely nothing.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: anything, in speech.
Definitions include: contraction of "none of your."
Definitions include: anything.

Other terms relating to 'police officer':

Definitions include: See fed.
Definitions include: The ultimate fix for anything computerized.
Definitions include: the police.
Definitions include: pronounced "eckee lopp."
Definitions include: the police.
Definitions include: a cop.
Definitions include: the police.
Definitions include: a detective.
Definitions include: a police officer.
Definitions include: the police or the "po-po" originated from Harlem.
Definitions include: a police officer.
Definitions include: the police. Origin: the TV show Hawaii Five-O.
Definitions include: The police. Origin: 1980 Mel Gibson film Mad Max
Definitions include: the police.
Definitions include: university.

Other terms relating to 'telephone, phone':

Definitions include: very cold.
Definitions include: cell phone.
Definitions include: a friend.
Definitions include: to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.)
Definitions include: to urinate.
Definitions include: a song.
Definitions include: a last-minute or previously unplanned request to meet up with someone with the intention of having sex (i.e. getting booty.)
Definitions include: phone.
Definitions include: cell phone.
Definitions include: phone number or digits.
Definitions include: phone number.
Definitions include: a handgun.
Definitions include: a request for a phone call.
Definitions include: a person or object that erred.
Definitions include: to call on a telephone.

Other terms relating to 'to hit, punch, slap':

Definitions include: a head.
Definitions include: to strangle.
Definitions include: to get flicked in the testicles; usually causing extreme pain.
Definitions include: to have, to take.
Definitions include: an attractive person.
Definitions include: to relax; "chill"; "take it easy".
Definitions include: offensive speech about another person.
Definitions include: to strike someone with great force.
Definitions include: a person who lives in a rural area.
Definitions include: acronym for "dear partner", i.e. one's unmarried significant other.
Definitions include: to hit.
Definitions include: an event with a displeasing outcome.
Definitions include: A punch or hit, usually with the hand to another person's face.
Definitions include: to strike with great force, as in a punch.
Definitions include: a very hard kick to the female genitals ("cunt").

Other terms relating to 'to stab':

Definitions include: a hand-made weapon used for stabbing.
Definitions include: to break or ruin.
Definitions include: to kill via stabbing.
Definitions include: a person who lives in a rural area.

Other terms relating to 'to steal':

Definitions include: (v) 1) to steal.
Definitions include: to steal.
Definitions include: to arrest.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: To steal.
Definitions include: to take all of a person's money.
Definitions include: to steal, monopolize, or hog.
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: to steal.
Definitions include: to execute or murder, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: to steal.
Definitions include: To steal. Taking another's business or customer.
Definitions include: to steal.
Definitions include: to duplicate.
Definitions include: stuff, things.

Other terms relating to 'uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of)':

Definitions include: derogatory term for a female
Definitions include: "Happy Days" used in a insulting way meaning an idiot moron.
Definitions include: a general insult.
Definitions include: to destroy.
Definitions include: a general insult.
Definitions include: an insult.
Definitions include: similar to asshole.
Definitions include: in "professional wrestling," a wrestler who intentionally loses to improve the image of the winner.
Definitions include: a moron, dim-wit, loser, or person of questionable lineage.
Definitions include: a derogatory term, usually for an unkind male.
Definitions include: penis.
Definitions include: general insult; "lame person".
Definitions include: derogatory term; "moron".
Definitions include: alternate spelling/pronunciation of "bitch.
Definitions include: censored version of fuckstick.

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Other terms relating to 'jack':

Definitions include: a person who is particularly noteworthy for his or her ability, deserving admiration.
Definitions include: A sledge hammer with two heads
Definitions include: a hillbilly.
Definitions include: Cockney rhyming slang for "till" (i.e. cash register.)
Definitions include: to waste time.
Definitions include: extremely muscular.
Definitions include: injured.
Definitions include: a person who is a jack-ass and an asshole concurrently.
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: an untalented professional.
Definitions include: Non-practicing Mormon
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: anything.
Definitions include: nothing.
Definitions include: phone.

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