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jumping jacks

jumping jacks is the plural of jumping jack.

Meaning of jumping jack

Noun

jumping jack (plural jumping jacks)

  1. A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
  2. A machine, roughly the size of a three-year-old child, the foot of which vibrates forcefully, causing it to "jump" rapidly, pounding the ground to compact it.
  3. (dated) A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.
    Synonyms:
    quockerwodger

Questions about jumping jacks

What is jumping jacks the plural of?
Jumping jacks is the plural of jumping jack.

Words near jumping jacks in the dictionary

  1. jumping in
  2. jumping in one's skin
  3. jumping in with both feet
  4. jumping into action
  5. jumping jack
  6. jumping jacks
  7. jumping Jehoshaphat
  8. jumping Jesus
  9. jumping Judas
  10. jumping mice
  11. jumping mouse

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