Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A nickname for a person whose name is Jack, whose surname is Jackson, or similar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
laughing kookaburra
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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History
Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English -o English Jacko From Jack + -o.
From (laughing) jackass + -o.
