man jack
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Definition
Noun: * A single individual; every single person: "man jack" is an emphatic, informal term used to refer to every person without exception within a specified group. It emphasizes totality and inclusion.
Usage
"Man jack" is almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "every man jack" (or sometimes "each man jack"). It functions as a noun phrase to stress that every single person is included. It is informal and has a somewhat old-fashioned or emphatic tone.
Examples
- Every man jack of you is responsible for this mess. (Every single one of you is responsible.)
- The captain ordered every man jack on the ship to report to the deck. (The captain ordered every single crew member.)
- I want each man jack in this room to listen carefully. (I want every single person here to listen.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can be used for groups that include women, though its historical origin is masculine. In modern usage, it is understood as a fixed idiom meaning "every person."
- It is often used for rhetorical effect to convey authority, urgency, or collective responsibility.
Variants and Related Words
- Every last one: A similar emphatic phrase.
- I want every last one of these forms completed.
- Each and every one: Another phrase emphasizing totality.
- My thanks to each and every one of you.
Synonyms
- Every single one
- Each one
- Every last person
- One and all
Related Idioms
- Every man jack: The standard and primary idiom containing this term.
- The news concerned every man jack in the village.
Noun
- a single individual
- every man jack