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- [yel-oh jak]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ dʒæk/
- /ˈjeləʊ dʒæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yel-oh jak]
- /ˈyɛl oʊ dʒæk/
Definitions of yellow jack words
- noun plural yellow jack Informal. quarantine flag. 1
- noun plural yellow jack Pathology. yellow fever. 1
- noun plural yellow jack any carangoid fish, especially a Caribbean food fish, Caranx bartholomaei. 1
- noun yellow jack any of certain large yellowish carangid food fishes, esp Caranx bartholomaei, of warm and tropical Atlantic waters 0
- noun yellow jack yellow fever 0
- noun yellow jack a yellow flag used as a signal of quarantine 0
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Origin of yellow jack
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40
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Parts of speech for Yellow jack
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yellow jack popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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