jack-shit

jack-shit
1. n. a stupid and worthless person. (Usually refers to a male. Usually objectionable.)
□ Don’t be such a stupid jack-shit!
□ What a jack-shit! Not a brain in his head!
2. n. anything; anything at all. (Always in a negative expression.)
□ This whole thing isn’t worth jack-shit!
□ I wouldn’t give you jack-shit for that!

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • jack shit — see JACK1 4 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Jack shit — nothing: We owe you jack shit …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • jack shit — Australian Slang nothing: We owe you jack shit …   English dialects glossary

  • jack shit — n American nothing. A dismissive or contemptuous term, originally with folksy southern overtones, but now common. Man, I worked hard all my life and ended up with jack shit …   Contemporary slang

  • jack shit — UK / US See: jack I, 6) …   English dictionary

  • jack shit — noun nothing, anything ( dont is optional) …   Wiktionary

  • jack shit — Pron. Nothing. Orig. U.S …   English slang and colloquialisms

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