jacksn.

Brit.

/dʒaks/, U.S.

/dʒæks/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Jack's alive n.

Etymology: Short for Jack's alive n.

British slang.

Five pounds; a five-pound note. Cf. Jack n.² 33.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > five-pound note

five1836

finnip1839

fiver1843

fin1868

flim1870

Jack's alive1938

jacks1958

Jack1968

1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights iii. 150 I'll bet you a jacks that I nick you.

1968 Guardian 13 Apr. 7/3 ‘It'll cost you a jax.’.. Five quid for a shroud; cheap at the price.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 230 ‘Couldn't lend me a Jack's, Terry, could you?’ ‘Sure.’ He gave the DS a fiver.

2006 D. Eldridge Market Boy vii. 39 A jacks to you, boy! Five quid for a shine!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jacks
释义	jacksn. Brit. /dʒaks/, U.S. /dʒæks/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Jack's alive n. Etymology: Short for Jack's alive n. British slang. Five pounds; a five-pound note. Cf. Jack n.² 33. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > five-pound note five1836 finnip1839 fiver1843 fin1868 flim1870 Jack's alive1938 jacks1958 Jack1968 1958 F. Norman Bang to Rights iii. 150 I'll bet you a jacks that I nick you. 1968 Guardian 13 Apr. 7/3 ‘It'll cost you a jax.’.. Five quid for a shroud; cheap at the price. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 230 ‘Couldn't lend me a Jack's, Terry, could you?’ ‘Sure.’ He gave the DS a fiver. 2006 D. Eldridge Market Boy vii. 39 A jacks to you, boy! Five quid for a shine! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958
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