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Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane proper noun: the queen of spades.

Proper noun

Calamity Jane

  1. (slang) The queen of spades.

Origin of Calamity Jane

Named after Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary or Cannary; 1852–1903), American frontierswoman.

Questions about Calamity Jane

What does Calamity Jane mean?
Calamity Jane means the queen of spades.
What part of speech is Calamity Jane?
Calamity Jane is a proper noun.

Words near Calamity Jane in the dictionary

  1. calamitously
  2. calamitousness
  3. calamity
  4. calamity howler
  5. calamity howlers
  6. Calamity Jane
  7. calamoid
  8. calamondin
  9. calamondins
  10. calamosaur
  11. calamosaurs

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