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I got some jacks if anyone wants any

English translation: children`s game - see below

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English term or phrase:I got some jacks if anyone wants any
Selected answer:children`s game - see below
Entered by: Sandra SAYN (X)

09:50 Apr 19, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / slang
English term or phrase: I got some jacks if anyone wants any
A group of skateboarders are waiting for the start of a downhill speed race.
The punky girl in the group says "I got some jacks if anyone wants any."
This should be random chatter along the lines of "yeah right you're gonna even come near me..." and "let's start this stupid thing..."
Do you have any idea of what it could mean?
grigua
children`s game - see below
Explanation:
can it be this?
http://www.ehow.com/how_2964_play-jacks.html

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Note added at 47 mins (2007-04-19 10:37:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackstones
Selected response from:

Sandra SAYN (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:56
Grading comment
Yep, she's mocking them. Cheers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
2 +3children`s game - see below
Sandra SAYN (X)
4 +1cigarettes or marijuana
Elena Aleksandrova
1loose reference to cards?
Alison Jenner


Discussion entries: 1





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
i got some jacks if anyone wants any
loose reference to cards?


Explanation:
I was wondering if it could be a loose reference to playing cards - jacks being pretty high value in some games. Maybe it could be that she's saying she has some good skateboarding tricks (like a good hand of cards) if anyone is willing to take her on. This is just a guess, mind you!

Alison Jenner
Switzerland
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
i got some jacks if anyone wants any
children`s game - see below


Explanation:
can it be this?
http://www.ehow.com/how_2964_play-jacks.html

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Note added at 47 mins (2007-04-19 10:37:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackstones

Sandra SAYN (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Yep, she's mocking them. Cheers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  cmwilliams (X): I doubt it in this context
1 hr
agree  Rachel Vanarsdall: this is what I thought of also... maybe she is saying the others are a bunch of "babies"??? I'm not positive though.
1 hr
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agree  RHELLER: Jacks is a girls' game with a small ball and small objects that one must pick up quickly - usually for under age 11 - if you are not woman enough, go play jacks
5 hrs
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agree  Dave Calderhead: and with Rita - although in my very young days the game was not simply restricted to girls - you can still buy sets in small cloth bags at good toy stores. I've bought them for my kids when they were small.
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i got some jacks if anyone wants any
cigarettes or marijuana


Explanation:
given the context - I think cigarettes or marijuana are likely -


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jacks
Elena Aleksandrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: It's a teen rated game, I doubt that they would be so crazy to refer to cigarettes...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Els Spin: I think so too. See: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wrader/slang/j.html
1 hr
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agree  cmwilliams (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you
disagree  RHELLER: absolutely not
2 hrs
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