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jack-off

jack-off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak awf, of]
    • /dʒæk ɔf, ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak awf, of]
    • /dʒæk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of jack-off word

  • noun jack-off any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods. 1
  • noun jack-off Also called knave. Cards. a playing card bearing the picture of a soldier or servant. 1
  • noun jack-off Electricity. a connecting device in an electrical circuit designed for the insertion of a plug. 1
  • noun jack-off (initial capital letter) Informal. fellow; buddy; man (usually used in addressing a stranger): Hey, Jack, which way to Jersey? 1
  • noun jack-off Also called jackstone. Games. one of a set of small metal objects having six prongs, used in the game of jacks. one of any other set of objects, as pebbles, stones, etc., used in the game of jacks. jacks, (used with a singular verb) a children's game in which small metal objects, stones, pebbles, or the like, are tossed, caught, and moved on the ground in a number of prescribed ways, usually while bouncing a rubber ball. 1
  • noun jack-off any of several carangid fishes, especially of the genus Caranx, as C. hippos (crevalle jack or jack crevalle) of the western Atlantic Ocean. 1

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Origin of jack-off

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan John + -kin -kin; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects

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Parts of speech for Jack-off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jack-off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Top questions with jack-off

  • how to jack-off?

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