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every man jack

every man jack is the alternative spelling of every man Jack.

Pronoun capitalized: every man Jack

every man Jack

  1. (idiomatic) All the members of a group with no exceptions.
    • When the captain offered a free round of grog to the crew, every man Jack of them lined up for a cupful.

Forms of every man jack

alternative formevery man jack

Questions about every man jack

What does every man jack mean?
Every man jack means all the members of a group with no exceptions.
What is every man jack the alternative spelling of?
Every man jack is the alternative spelling of every man Jack.
What part of speech is every man jack?
Every man jack is a pronoun.

Words near every man jack in the dictionary

  1. every man for himself
  2. every man for hisself
  3. every man has a price
  4. every man has his price
  5. every man is the architect of his own fortune
  6. every man jack
  7. every miller draws water to his own mill
  8. every nook and corner
  9. every now and again
  10. every now and then
  11. every old nook and cranny

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