Manjack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manjack is a noun meaning (Caribbean) A person; the average or common person; anybody.
Meaning
(Caribbean) A person; the average or common person; anybody.
More Meanings
- (geology) A form of bitumen-rich asphalt found in Barbados and Trinidad.
- Various plants in the genus Cordia.
Example Sentences
The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.
It was unsigned and merely ordered: Meet me under the great manjack tree. Lucinda did not need a signature.
In outward form and general appearance manjack is not unlike fine coal and is essentially a bituminous substance.
Buck Island's uplands forest cover also includes frangipani, turpentine, Jamaican caper, manjack, Ginger Thomas, and water mampoo trees.
Word Forms
- manjacks
- manjac
- manjak
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include manjak, munjack, jack, jock, jacky, jackass.
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