A few days ago
Anonymous

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
crm1055

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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
shades of Bruno
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
~ Floridian“
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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