jackleg

adjective

jack·leg ˈjak-ˌleg How to pronounce jackleg (audio)

-ˌlāg

: characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards

a jackleg lawyer

: lacking skill or training : amateur

a jackleg carpenter

: designed as a temporary expedient : makeshift

jackleg noun

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Don't call someone jackleg unless you're prepared for that person to get angry with you. Throughout its more than 150-year-old history in English, jackleg has most often been used as a term of contempt and deprecation, particularly in reference to lawyers and preachers. Its form echoes that of the similar blackleg, an older term for a cheating gambler or a worker opposed to union policies. Etymologists know that blackleg appeared over a hundred years before jackleg, but they don't have any verifiable theories about the origin of either term.

jacklegs

noun

plural of jackleg

as in kids

a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm

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单词	jacklegs
释义	jackleg adjective jack·leg ˈjak-ˌleg -ˌlāg 1 a : characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards a jackleg lawyer b : lacking skill or training : amateur a jackleg carpenter 2 : designed as a temporary expedient : makeshift jackleg noun Did you know? Don't call someone jackleg unless you're prepared for that person to get angry with you. Throughout its more than 150-year-old history in English, jackleg has most often been used as a term of contempt and deprecation, particularly in reference to lawyers and preachers. Its form echoes that of the similar blackleg, an older term for a cheating gambler or a worker opposed to union policies. Etymologists know that blackleg appeared over a hundred years before jackleg, but they don't have any verifiable theories about the origin of either term. Synonyms amateur avocational backyard nonprofessional Sunday See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut Word History Etymology jack entry 1 + -leg (as in blackleg) First Known Use 1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1a jacklegs noun plural of jackleg as in kids a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance kids amateurs inexperts beginners triflers novices hacks hackers tenderfoots freshmen rookies newcomers tenderfeet learners greenhorns tyros neophytes Antonyms & Near Antonyms past masters hands experts crackajacks masters craftsmen sharps adepts sharks crackerjacks aces virtuosi maestros wizards virtuosos maestri veterans whizzes vets old hands old-timers See More
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jackleg

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