jack shit

noun

Nothing; (a lack of) anything (i.e., of value).

“I [won't/will] do jack shit for you if you get lost.”

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jack squatjack all
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Meanings

jack shit1

nounjack shit (uncountable)

alternative jackshit · alternative Jack shit · alternative Jack and shit

  1. slanguncountablevulgarNothing; (a lack of) anything (i.e., of value).

    I [won't/will] do jack shit for you if you get lost.

    1 more example

    Oh, you're in charge? Well, I got some bad news for you Dwayne, from up here it doesn't look like you're in charge of jack shit.

    1988, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza, Die Hard, spoken by John McClane (Bruce Willis)

    Synonyms: jack squat, jack all

Jack shit2

nounJack shit (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of jack shit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNothing; (a lack of) anything (i.e., of value).

Similar
jack squatjack all
Also see
hill of beansjack squatnothing

Translations

Bulgarian курец
  • курец (kurec)(vulgar) nothing, anything
Chinese Mandarin 一點（也不） /一点（也不）, 个屁
  • 一點（也不） /一点（也不）(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • 个屁 (ge pì)(vulgar) nothing, anything
Czech hovno
  • hovno(vulgar) nothing, anything
Finnish paskaakaan
  • paskaakaan(vulgar) nothing, anything
French que dalle, que tchi
  • que dalle(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • que tchi(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • peau de balle(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • que pouic(vulgar) nothing, anything
German einen Scheiß, einen Scheißdreck
  • einen Scheiß(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • einen Scheißdreck(vulgar) nothing, anything
Hungarian lószart
  • lószart(vulgar) nothing, anything
Italian un cazzo
  • un cazzo(vulgar) nothing, anything
Polish ni cholery, ni chuja
  • ni cholery(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ni chuja(vulgar) nothing, anything
Portuguese porra nenhuma
  • porra nenhuma(vulgar) nothing, anything
Romanian un căcat, o pulă
  • un căcat(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • o pulă(vulgar) nothing, anything
Russian ни хрена́, ни фига́
  • ни хрена́ (ni xrená)(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ни фига́ (ni figá)(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ни шиша́ (ni šišá)(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ни хуя́ (ni xujá)(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ни хера́ (ni xerá)(vulgar) nothing, anything
Spanish una mierda
  • una mierda(vulgar) nothing, anything
Swedish ett skit, ett [...] skit
  • ett skit(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ett [...] skit(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ett [...] dyft(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ett [...] dugg(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • ett [...] jota(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • … can be replaced with jävla(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • djävla(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • jäkla(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • djäkla(vulgar) nothing, anything
  • jädra or fucking to create a swear word(vulgar) nothing, anything
Cite this entry
APA

jack shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack%20shit

MLA

“jack shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack%20shit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jack shit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack%20shit.

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