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jack

jack

43 9.5
A very small, worthless amount people talk about in negative sentences
  • noun
  • /dʒæk/
  • Slang
translation icon : 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'.