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Jack Shalloos

Jack Shalloos is the plural of Jack Shalloo.

Meaning of Jack Shalloo

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

Questions about Jack Shalloos

What is Jack Shalloos the plural of?
Jack Shalloos is the plural of Jack Shalloo.

Words near Jack Shalloos in the dictionary

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

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