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Jack Nasty

Jack Nasty noun: a valet or pageboy.

Noun

Jack Nasty (plural Jack Nastys or Jack Nasties)

  1. (dated) A valet or pageboy.
    • Tom and his younger brothers, as they grew up, went on playing with the village boys, without the idea of equality or inequality […] ever entering their heads; as it doesn't till it's put there by Jack Nastys or fine ladies' maids.1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days
  2. (dated) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
    • Don't lie, don't try to fool me, Ennis. I know what it means. Jack Twist? Jack Nasty.1997, Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain, page 35

Forms of Jack Nasty

pluralJack Nastys
pluralJack Nasties

Questions about Jack Nasty

What does Jack Nasty mean?
Jack Nasty means a valet or pageboy.
What part of speech is Jack Nasty?
Jack Nasty is a noun.
What is the plural of Jack Nasty?
The plural of Jack Nasty is Jack Nastys.

Words near Jack Nasty in the dictionary

  1. jack mackerel
  2. jack mackerels
  3. Jack Mormon
  4. Jack Mormons
  5. Jack Nasties
  6. Jack Nasty
  7. Jack Nasty-Face
  8. Jack Nasty-Faces
  9. Jack Nastys
  10. Jack Nod
  11. jack nut

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