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- [skip-jak]
- /ˈskɪpˌdʒæk/
- /ˈskɪpʤæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skip-jak]
- /ˈskɪpˌdʒæk/
Definitions of skipjack word
- noun plural skipjack any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito. 1
- noun plural skipjack Entomology. click beetle. 1
- noun plural skipjack Nautical. an American one-masted sailing vessel. 1
- noun Definition of skipjack in Technology (cryptography) An encryption algorithm created by the NSA (National Security Agency) which encrypts 64-bit blocks of data with an 80-bit key. It is used in the Clipper chip, a VLSI device with an ARM processor core, which is intended to perform cryptographic operations while allowing the security agencies listen in. There are (apparently) two agencies, both of whom have to agree that there is a valid reason to decode a message. Don't laugh, they are serious. 1
- noun skipjack an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas) 0
- noun skipjack any of several other unrelated fishes, such as the alewife and bonito 0
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Origin of skipjack
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; skip1 + jack1
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Parts of speech for Skipjack
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skipjack popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
skipjack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with skipjack
- how to catch skipjack?
- what is skipjack tuna?
- what is a skipjack?
- how to cook skipjack tuna?
- how to catch skipjack tuna?
- what is skipjack?
- how to catch skipjack herring?
- what is a skipjack fish?
- where to buy skipjack herring?
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