jacks

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of jack
2. (slang)A pair of jacks.
3. (UK, slang)Heroin tablets (from "jacks and jills" = pills)

   “As soon as Barry swung the machete at his head, Vince snapped the PSF knife out of his pocket with his right hand and the jacks from his pocket with his left.”

4. (Ireland, alt-of, alternative, slang)Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.
5. (uncountable)A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.

   “The rest of the day he heard the children playing kick-the-can, hide-and-seek, Over-Annie-Over, jacks, tops, mibs, and the sound of the little monsters in every shrub and shadow would not let him rest.”

6. (form-of, plural)plural of Jack

name

1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jack.