jacks

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/d͡ʒæks/

noun

A pair of jacks.

Similar
jackstonesknucklebones
CommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

jacks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of jack
  2. slangcard gamesA pair of jacks.
  3. UKslangHeroin 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
noun
  1. IrelandalternativeslangAlternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
nounjacks (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegamesA 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.

Jacks2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Jack
proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jack.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

Similar
jackstonesknucklebones
Broader
child's game
Also see
bathroomheadhouse of lordsknucklebonesporcelain godprivyshittertoileturinalwater closet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch bikkelen
  • bikkelena children's game
Finnish jätkäpari, puusee
  • jätkäparipair of jacks
  • puuseetoilet
  • veskitoilet
  • vessatoilet
French osselets
  • osseletsa children's game
Italian aliossi
  • aliossia children's game
Māori tutukai, kaimakamaka
  • tutukaia children's game
  • kaimakamakaa children's game
Portuguese jogo das cinco marias
  • jogo das cinco mariasa children's game
Spanish matatenas, payana
  • matatenasa children's game
  • payanaa children's game
  • matatenaa children's game
  • yasa children's game
  • yaxa children's game
  • pallanaa children's game
Swedish jacks
  • jacksa children's game

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jacks

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Cite this entry
APA

jacks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacks

MLA

“jacks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jacks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jacks.

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