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Definition of jackleg in English: jacklegnoun ˈdʒaklɛɡˈdʒæklɛɡ US informal An incompetent, unskilful, or dishonest person. as modifier a jackleg carpenter Example sentencesExamples - Part of me thinks what he does here's extremely cool and part of me thinks he looks and sounds like a complete jackleg.
- Fire all the staff, sell the place to a new owner (because he's a jackleg too), and learn how to make beer and then you might be able to call yourself a good brewpub.
- A climber is not top notch until s/he is in control of the tree and in control of themselves at all times. Until then, they're jacklegs, and poison to any but the most desperate.
Synonyms blunderer, incompetent, amateur, bumbler, botcher, clown, hopeless case
Definition of jackleg in US English: jacklegnounˈjakleɡˈdʒæklɛɡ US informal An incompetent, unskillful, or dishonest person. as modifier a jackleg carpenter Example sentencesExamples - A climber is not top notch until s/he is in control of the tree and in control of themselves at all times. Until then, they're jacklegs, and poison to any but the most desperate.
- Part of me thinks what he does here's extremely cool and part of me thinks he looks and sounds like a complete jackleg.
- Fire all the staff, sell the place to a new owner (because he's a jackleg too), and learn how to make beer and then you might be able to call yourself a good brewpub.
Synonyms blunderer, incompetent, amateur, bumbler, botcher, clown, hopeless case
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