jacks en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /d͡ʒæks/
Meanings
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(form-of, plural) plural of jack
form of jack
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(uncountable) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
The rest of the day he heard the children playing kick-the-can, hide-and-seek, Over-Annie-Over, jacks, tops, mibs, and the sound of the little monsters in every shrub and shadow would not let him rest.
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(Ireland, alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
alt of jakes
- (slang) A pair of jacks.
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(UK, slang) Heroin tablets (from "jacks and jills" = pills)
As soon as Barry swung the machete at his head, Vince snapped the PSF knife out of his pocket with his right hand and the jacks from his pocket with his left.
2011, R. Tyler, Heroin Guns:
Deriveds
Translations (18)
es matatenas (a children's game) · es payana (a children's game) · sv jacks (a children's game) · fi vessa (toilet) · pt jogo das cinco marias (a children's game) · fi puusee (toilet) · fr osselets (a children's game) · izh kivet (a children's game) · mi kaimakamaka (a children's game) · mi tutukai (a children's game) · es yax (a children's game) · it aliossi (a children's game) · fi jätkäpari (pair of jacks) · es yas (a children's game) · fi veski (toilet) · es pallana (a children's game) · nl bikkelen (a children's game) · es matatena (a children's game)