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Jack Shalloo

Jack Shalloo noun: a (male) braggart.

Noun

Jack Shalloo (plural Jack Shalloos)

  1. (dated, slang) A (male) braggart.
    • A fine lad, though maybe a bit of a Jack Shalloo with the great talk.1932, Myrtle Johnston, The Maiden, page 194
  2. (dated, slang) A careless or happy-go-lucky man.
    • Huh! He has just saved his ticket then. Knew to the minute, he did, when she was to cast off — asked me yesterday, he did. What the mischief does he mean by this Jack Shalloo trick? And at a time like this!1910, The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 38, page 172

Forms of Jack Shalloo

pluralJack Shalloos

Questions about Jack Shalloo

What does Jack Shalloo mean?
Jack Shalloo means a (male) braggart.
What part of speech is Jack Shalloo?
Jack Shalloo is a noun.
What is the plural of Jack Shalloo?
The plural of Jack Shalloo is Jack Shalloos.

Words near Jack Shalloo in the dictionary

  1. Jack Russells
  2. jack salmon
  3. jack salmons
  4. jack screw
  5. jack screws
  6. Jack Shalloo
  7. Jack Shalloos
  8. jack shit
  9. Jack Sparrow
  10. Jack Sprat
  11. Jack Sprats

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