Jack
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jăk
ipa: /d͡ʒæk/
rhymes: -æk
Forms: form: Jacks
Etymology: From Middle English Jackin, Jankin, a popular pet form of John; rarely also an anglicized form of French Jacques (equivalent of Jacob and James). It can be also used as nickname for Jacob. Though the name was originally a pet form, it has become more of an independent name. Equivalent to John + -kin, Jake or Jacques. See also Middle French Hennequin, Jannequin and Middle Dutch Janneken.
Senses: examples: text: Since every Jack became a gentleman
there's many a gentle person made a Jack.
ref: c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
text: Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone. How now my ſweet Creature of Bombaſt, how long is't agoe, Iacke, ſince thou ſaw'ſt thine owne Knee?
ref: c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry, Sirnamed Hot-spvrre”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, act II, scene iv, page 58, column 1:
text: JACK. Well, really, Gwendolen, I must say that I think that there are lots of other much nicer names. I think Jack, for instance, a charming name.
GWENDOLEN. Jack?...No, there is very little music in the name Jack, if any at all, indeed. It does not thrill. It produces absolutely no vibrations...I have known several Jacks, and they all, without exception, were more than usually plain. Besides, Jack is a notorious domesticity for John!
ref: 1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest […] , [Act I]:
text: Chief Judge Jack Tuter, who oversees the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale, released a statement over the weekend berating Ehrlich for her conduct.
ref: 2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN:
glosses: A unisex given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.
glosses: A surname.
examples: text: Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack.
ref: 2009, "Ke$ha" (Kesha Rose Sebert), Tik Tok (song)
text: Got a boy back home in Michigan / And it tastes like Jack when I'm kissing him / So I told him that I never really liked his friends / Now he's gone and he's calling me a bitch again
ref: 2017, Halsey, Ricky Reed, Justin Tranter, Rogét Chahayed, “Bad at Love”, in Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, performed by Halsey:
glosses: Jack Daniel's, a brand of Tennessee whiskey.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: Ellipsis of Monterey Jack, a type of cheese.
Derived terms: word: Colby-Jack
word: Happy Jack
word: I'm alright and fuck you Jack
word: Jack and Danny
word: Jack cheese
word: Jack County
word: Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
word: Jack Horner pie
word: Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me
word: Jack Presbyter
word: Jack-pudding
word: Jacksboro
word: Jack shit
word: Jack squat
word: Jack tar
word: Jack-with-a-lantern
word: Monterey Jack
word: pepper Jack
word: Jacky
word: Jackie
word: Jackson