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jack

jack

43 9.5
A very small, worthless amount people talk about in negative sentences
  • noun
  • /dʒæk/
  • Slang
: nada
  • I don't make jack.
  • jack shit
  • know jack
  • get jack

I don't think we have Jack shit figured out, man.

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Examples

  • We let him get in that car, we got jack squat.

  • Facts, analysis, etc. don't mean jack to a significant fraction of the electorate.

    Blog text (18)
  • Her seal of approval means jack to me.

  • Truth is, Obama is a lawyer and doesn't know jack-squat about economics.

    Blog text (9)
  • Phillippi describes Wagoner as a numbers guy who didn't know jack about cars.

    Academic text (2011)
  • He complains all the time, but he has done jack with his life.

  • I don't want to hear anything about it; I care about jack.

  • Despite his efforts, he managed to earn jack during the summer break.

Synonyms

shit
vsjack
  • Offensive
∞ 9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is milder and used mainly in negative sentences rather than as insult
squat
vsjack
  • Slang
54 8.1

An amount that is nothing

is the same idea but used especially in negative constructions
bup
vsjack
  • Slang
20 9.9

Something that has no value or use

is more tied to negative sentences rather than neutral use
nothin
vsjack
  • Informal
19 9.9

Not anything or zero

is similar but focuses on negative constructions rather than plain zero
diddley
vsjack
  • Informal
7 9.9

A very small amount, almost nothing

is used especially with negative phrasing rather than on its own
diddly
vsjack
  • Informal
4 9.9

A very small amount, almost nothing

is used mainly in negatives, not as a precise measure
diddly-squat
vsjack
  • Informal
3 9.9

Nothing at all

is typically used in negative sentences rather than alone
doodly-squat
vsjack
  • Slang
2 9.9

A very small or worthless amount

is mainly used in negatives rather than formal statements
diddlysquat
vsjack
  • Informal
1 9.9

A very small amount or nothing at all

is mainly used in negatives instead of as a neutral noun
diddly-shit
vsjack
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very small amount that is almost nothing

is used especially in negative constructions rather than formal contexts
diddlyshit
vsjack
  • Offensive
9.9

A very small amount or nothing at all

appears especially in negative constructions not in formal writing

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

An unknown object or idea that is not named

∞ 1.0

All the things or all that someone has

Idioms

every man Jack
  • Informal
1 9.0

Every person, without exception

1 4.3

A person who can do many different jobs but is not an expert

Compounds

A carved hollow pumpkin with a light inside used as a Halloween decoration

4 2.8

The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Jack Frost
  • Literature
3 6.3

An imaginary figure who brings cold and makes frost on windows

3 4.6

A person who can do many different jobs fairly well but is not an expert

A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified

2 4.3

A toy figure with moving arms and legs that moves up and down when you pull its strings

1 3.4

A socket on a wall where you plug a telephone to connect it

A toy box with a clown or figure that pops out when opened

1 6.7

A medium pine tree with two yellow-green needles on each branch and rough scaly bark

cheap-jack
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who sells poor-quality goods in a loud, showy way

jack plane
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing

A woodland plant with a hooded green or purple flower and red berries

9.9

A small salmon that lives along the northern Pacific coasts and in the Great Lakes

6.8

A tool that lifts a car by its bumper to change a tire

8.3

A surprising thing that seems to come by luck, not skill, like a small toy in a snack box

crevalle jack
  • Specialized
9.9

A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught

man jack
  • Archaic
9.9

Every single person in a group with none left out

high-low-jack
  • Jargon
9.9

Card game where players score points by taking the highest card, the lowest card, the jack, or most cards

jack bean
  • Specialized
8.4

A bushy tropical plant grown for animal feed and to improve soil

jack crevalle
  • Specialized
8.5

A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

jack ladder
  • Specialized
9.4

A rope or chain with steps used to climb between a ship and small boats

5.6

A small fish from the Pacific coast that people eat

8.1

A North American oak tree with broad leaves that have deep notches and dark bark

9.5

Small young salmon, often male Pacific salmon that return early to rivers

A wild plant with leaves that smell like garlic and can be eaten

A large pocket knife with a blade that folds and locks

jack-o-lantern
  • Specialized
9.9

A large poisonous mushroom with an orange cap that glows at night

A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark

A poisonous mushroom with bright orange caps that grows in woods and fields

jack-o'-lantern
  • Archaic
8.5

A pale light seen at night over wet ground in old stories

Jack-tar
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who works on a ship, often in the British navy

screw jack
  • Specialized
5.6

A tool that lifts heavy things by turning a screw, often used to raise a car

A small wall socket where you plug a phone to connect to the phone line

A simple card game for two players where one player tries to win all the other player's cards

9.9

A bold jay from northern North America with a black cap that steals food

yellow jack
  • Archaic
9.9

A yellow flag flown on a ship to show disease on board

9.8

A yellowish fish found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

yellow jack
  • Archaic
8.8

A serious disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and yellow skin

How Much

a lot
∞ 1.0
some
∞ 1.0
a little
∞ 1.0
jack
  • Slang
43 9.5

Surface Forms

jack singular
jacks plural

Etymology

Jack meaning 'nothing' in slang comes from an older use of jack for a small or worthless thing, so in negative phrases it came to mean 'nothing at all'.