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jack-all

jack-all is the alternative form of jack all.

Meaning of jack all

Noun

jack all (uncountable)

  1. (mildly, slang, vulgar) Nothing.
    • 'I hate it.' Gruff, low, rough. 'I paid off her mortgage but she refuses to take more money from me and cleaning is what she's always done. Dad left her with nothing and even before he left he just did jack all in his shed all day.'2011, Natalie Anderson, Nice Girls Finish Last, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 124
    Synonyms:
    fuck all

Questions about jack-all

What is jack-all the alternative form of?
Jack-all is the alternative form of jack all.

Words near jack-all in the dictionary

  1. jack-a-lanterns
  2. Jack-a-Lent
  3. Jack-a-Lents
  4. jack-a-napes
  5. jack-a-napeses
  6. jack-all
  7. jack-ass
  8. jack-asses
  9. Jack-at-all-trades
  10. jack-back
  11. jack-backs

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