A few days ago
Who was Jack to have so many things name after him?
-Jack of all trades
-car jack
-jack (stealing)
-jackass
-(masturbation)
-jack-o-lantern
-jack up the price
I’m sure there’s more. Could they all be named after the same person? Who was Jack? Who were all these Jacks’?
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A few days ago
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Jack is a fairly common English and American first name. Check out the site below and you’ll find plenty more phrases the include the name “Jack”.
http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/JackOWords.htm
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A few days ago
How about asking Jill ? – Jack’s fame seems to have started the day they went up the hill together.
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A few days ago
Donno…Jack, a common nick name for John, probably the most used male name in English…but I don’t know “who in the Sam Hill”, he was! (another common name in an expression).
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