every woman Jill

pronoun

All the female members of a group with no exceptions.

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Meanings

pronoun
  1. idiomaticAll the female members of a group with no exceptions.

    "It's got to happen to us all Every man Jack and every woman Jill of us go the same way."

    1934 November 9, The Horsham Times, Victoria, page 9, column 1

Origin

Coined as a feminine form of every man Jack, based on the male/female pairing of Jack and Jill.

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APA

every woman Jill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20woman%20Jill

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“every woman Jill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20woman%20Jill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “every woman Jill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/every%20woman%20Jill.

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