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单词 jackshit
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jackshitn.

Brit. /ˌdʒakˈʃɪt/, /ˈdʒakˌʃɪt/, U.S. /ˈˌdʒækˈʃɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.2, shit n.
Etymology: < Jack n.2 + shit n. Compare slightly earlier jack-all n.
coarse slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).
Nothing at all; (in negative constructions) anything at all. Cf. jack-all n., jack squat n., Jack n.2 Phrases 1f.
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1968 S. C. Wilson in Zap Comix No. 3. 6 (cartoon) Cant [sic] see jack-shit out of this eye.
1972 Monmouth (Illinois) Oracle 1 Nov. 2/1 As an assistant director he did a fairly good job. Didn't know jack-shit and still doesn't.
1989 TDR 33 174 I didn't know jack shit about running a performance or about running even a tiny theatre, I didn't even know how to turn the lights on.
1992 Tharunka (Kensington, New S. Wales) 1 Sept. 10/4 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth—which by then will be worth jack-shit.
2013 M. M. Evans Oil & Water xii. 158 Neither of them knows jackshit about the boat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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