Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jak]
- /dʒæk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jak]
- /dʒæk/
Definitions of jacking word
- noun jacking any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods. 1
- noun jacking Also called knave. Cards. a playing card bearing the picture of a soldier or servant. 1
- noun jacking Electricity. a connecting device in an electrical circuit designed for the insertion of a plug. 1
- noun jacking (initial capital letter) Informal. fellow; buddy; man (usually used in addressing a stranger): Hey, Jack, which way to Jersey? 1
- noun jacking Also called jackstone. Games. one of a set of small metal objects having six prongs, used in the game of jacks. one of any other set of objects, as pebbles, stones, etc., used in the game of jacks. jacks, (used with a singular verb) a children's game in which small metal objects, stones, pebbles, or the like, are tossed, caught, and moved on the ground in a number of prescribed ways, usually while bouncing a rubber ball. 1
- noun jacking any of several carangid fishes, especially of the genus Caranx, as C. hippos (crevalle jack or jack crevalle) of the western Atlantic Ocean. 1
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Origin of jacking
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan John + -kin -kin; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects
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Parts of speech for Jacking
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jacking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jacking usage trend in Literature
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