Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballin' the jack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ballin' the -jack
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Daringly running a locomotive at high speed.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Dancing a dance named after the daring act of the railroad engineer.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

See Wikipedia at Ballin' the Jack § Origin.

Usage

Questions

What does ballin' the jack mean?: Daringly running a locomotive at high speed.
Where does ballin' the jack come from?: See Wikipedia at Ballin' the Jack § Origin.

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