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/dʒˈəmpɪŋ dʒæk/ Listen

noun

Jumping jack n.

A toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings or sticks attached to it.

A calisthenic exercise in which a person starts in a standing position with both feet together and with the arms at the sides, then leaps into the air while moving the arms outward and upward so that the hands touch above the head, and then returns to the original position by reversing the motion of legs and hands.

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Etymology of 'Jumping jack'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jumping jack" Quotes from Famous Books

... to the boys were funny, including a jumping jack on a stick to Isadore, the face of which Mercy had whittled out and painted to look a good deal like the features of that ...

— Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island - The Old Hunter's Treasure Box • Alice Emerson

... nearer, a second one, perhaps his mate, joined him on the limb and seconded everything he had to say. The barrel of Ham's gun was making strange movements in the air. "Hey, there, sit still, you jumping jack," called Ham. The squirrels sat up and listened to his voice in such a way that it appeared they perfectly understood the order to sit still. Fat laughed a hearty laugh; the squirrels took it as a danger signal and were gone. ...

— Buffalo Roost • F. H. Cheley

... for a moment, Raggedy Ann jumped up and said: "I have it!" And she caught up the Jumping Jack and held him up to the door; then Jack slid up his stick and ...

— Raggedy Ann Stories • Johnny Gruelle

... What joy! Perhaps at that very moment Patty was looking at hers. It was so delightful to open the small packages, to find a beautiful paper-doll from Miss Emily, a funny cheap toy from each of the boys: a silly monkey, a quacking duck and a jumping jack; a little fairy tale book from Patty, and oh, wonder! the Roman sash from Miss Dorothy. Even Mr. Robbins and Aunt Barbara had contributed, the former a little purse with a ten cent piece in it, and the latter a box of her famous nut candy. Surely never ...

— Little Maid Marian • Amy E. Blanchard