jacks

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see also: Jacks

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒæks/

Noun

1. plural form of jack
2. (poker slang) A pair of jack#Noun|jacks.
3. (UK, rhyming slang) Heroin tablets (from "jacks and jills" = pills)
   • 2011, R. Tyler, Heroin Guns

     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.

Noun

jacks

1. (slang, now chiefly Irish) Alternative form of jakes#English|jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.

Noun

jacks (uncountable)

1. (games) A children's game involving picking up objects while a ball is in the air.

Translations

• French: osselets
• Italian: aliossi
• Portuguese: jogo das cinco marias
• Spanish: matatenas, payana

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Jacks

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Noun

1. plural form of Jack

Proper noun

1. Surname derived from Jack.

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