Jack's aliven.

Brit.

/ˌdʒaks əˈlʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˌdʒæks əˈlaɪv/, Scottish English

/ˌdʒaks əˈlaɪv/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element or with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², be v., alive adj.

Etymology: < Jack n.² + 's, shortened form of is, 3rd person singular present indicative of be v. + alive adj.Compare an earlier instance of what is apparently an altered form of Jack-a-Lent n. with reference to a lighted object used as a plaything:1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Jocky-landy, a nursery term, denoting a lighted stick, wisp, or any thing blazing; very improperly given as a plaything to children.

a. Originally Scottish. A game in which a lighted stick, piece of paper, etc., is passed around a circle of players until the flame goes out, the loser being the player holding it when this occurs. Also as int.: said by each player when he or she receives the lighted stick, piece of paper, etc., meaning that the flame is still burning.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > forfeit games

follow the (also my) leader1776

Jack's alive1822

turn-trencher1838

snapping tongs1844

family coach1851

ken1890

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 602/1 Now ‘Hunt the whistle’ mirth creates, Or ‘Jack's alive’, an' then the fun Redeeming forfeits lost an' won.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Jack's alive, a kind of sport. A piece of [lighted] paper or match is handed round a circle, he who takes hold of it saying, ‘Jack's alive, he'se no die in my hand’. He, in whose hand it dies or is extinguished, forfeits a wad.

1921 Youth's Compan. 20 Oct. 610/2 An adaptation of the old game Jack's alive.

1972 Scouting Mag. Mar. 20/2 Start the stick at one point in the circle of boys and fathers. Each blows once on the ember, says ‘Jack's Alive’, and passes the stick to the person on his left.

2005 L. Grunwald Adler & S. J. Adler Women's Lett. (2008) 68 ‘Jack's Alive’ was a game in which boys passed a stick with a burning cork around a campfire until no spark remained.

†b. In extended use with reference to loud or lively behaviour comparable to the playing of the game Jack's alive (see sense 1a). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a spell or act of > a lively run round

Jack's alive1894

1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life II. 8 He gave her [sc. a mare] ‘Jack's alive’ round the field.

1901 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1902) III. 338/2 [South Worcestershire] If there were any noisy gathering held anywhere..people would say, ‘They're having “Jack's alive” there.’

2. [Rhyming slang.]

a. The number five. Frequently as a nickname for this number in the game of bingo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > five > [noun]

fivea1398

Jack's alive1931

1931 J. Brophy & E. Partridge Songs & Slang Brit. Soldier: 1914–1918 (ed. 3) 322 Jacks Alive, the number 5, especially at House.

1993 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 10 Oct. d5/3 Five was Jack's Alive.

2015 N. Smith Criminal Alphabet x. 359 The term ‘jack's alive’ is used in the card game blackjack but has come, in criminal usage, to mean five of anything.

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

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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

1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad 331 Jack's Alive, a five-pound note.

1963 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 11 July 16/3 Don't expect the cabbie to have change for..a ‘Jack's alive’ (fiver).

2001 C. Chinn & S. Thorne Proper Brummie 106 Jacks alive, betting terminology for £5; the term was often shortened to ‘jacks’.

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

单词	jacks alive
释义	Jack's aliven. Brit. /ˌdʒaks əˈlʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌdʒæks əˈlaɪv/, Scottish English /ˌdʒaks əˈlaɪv/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element or with capital initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², be v., alive adj. Etymology: < Jack n.² + 's, shortened form of is, 3rd person singular present indicative of be v. + alive adj.Compare an earlier instance of what is apparently an altered form of Jack-a-Lent n. with reference to a lighted object used as a plaything:1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Jocky-landy, a nursery term, denoting a lighted stick, wisp, or any thing blazing; very improperly given as a plaything to children. 1. a. Originally Scottish. A game in which a lighted stick, piece of paper, etc., is passed around a circle of players until the flame goes out, the loser being the player holding it when this occurs. Also as int.: said by each player when he or she receives the lighted stick, piece of paper, etc., meaning that the flame is still burning. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > forfeit games follow the (also my) leader1776 Jack's alive1822 turn-trencher1838 snapping tongs1844 family coach1851 ken1890 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 602/1 Now ‘Hunt the whistle’ mirth creates, Or ‘Jack's alive’, an' then the fun Redeeming forfeits lost an' won. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Jack's alive, a kind of sport. A piece of [lighted] paper or match is handed round a circle, he who takes hold of it saying, ‘Jack's alive, he'se no die in my hand’. He, in whose hand it dies or is extinguished, forfeits a wad. 1921 Youth's Compan. 20 Oct. 610/2 An adaptation of the old game Jack's alive. 1972 Scouting Mag. Mar. 20/2 Start the stick at one point in the circle of boys and fathers. Each blows once on the ember, says ‘Jack's Alive’, and passes the stick to the person on his left. 2005 L. Grunwald Adler & S. J. Adler Women's Lett. (2008) 68 ‘Jack's Alive’ was a game in which boys passed a stick with a burning cork around a campfire until no spark remained. †b. In extended use with reference to loud or lively behaviour comparable to the playing of the game Jack's alive (see sense 1a). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a spell or act of > a lively run round Jack's alive1894 1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life II. 8 He gave her [sc. a mare] ‘Jack's alive’ round the field. 1901 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1902) III. 338/2 [South Worcestershire] If there were any noisy gathering held anywhere..people would say, ‘They're having “Jack's alive” there.’ 2. [Rhyming slang.] a. The number five. Frequently as a nickname for this number in the game of bingo. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > five > [noun] fivea1398 Jack's alive1931 1931 J. Brophy & E. Partridge Songs & Slang Brit. Soldier: 1914–1918 (ed. 3) 322 Jacks Alive, the number 5, especially at House. 1993 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 10 Oct. d5/3 Five was Jack's Alive. 2015 N. Smith Criminal Alphabet x. 359 The term ‘jack's alive’ is used in the card game blackjack but has come, in criminal usage, to mean five of anything. b. Five pounds; a five-pound note. Cf. Jack n.² 33, jacks n. 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 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad 331 Jack's Alive, a five-pound note. 1963 Stars & Stripes (European ed.) 11 July 16/3 Don't expect the cabbie to have change for..a ‘Jack's alive’ (fiver). 2001 C. Chinn & S. Thorne Proper Brummie 106 Jacks alive, betting terminology for £5; the term was often shortened to ‘jacks’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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