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blue jack

blue jack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo jak]
    • /blu dʒæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bloo jak]
    • /blu dʒæk/

Definitions of blue jack words

  • noun blue jack a small salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, of the North Pacific coasts and also in the Great Lakes, where it was introduced: important as a game and food fish. 1
  • noun blue jack copper sulphate. 0

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Origin of blue jack

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; earlier cohose (construed as plural) < Halkomelem (mainland dial.) k̉wə́xwəθ

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Parts of speech for Blue jack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blue jack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blue jack usage trend in Literature

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