tjack

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from tjacka (buy).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tjack n

  1. (slang) speed (amphetamine)
    Synonym: amfetamin
  2. (slang, chiefly in compounds) narcotic, illegal drug
    Synonym: knark
  3. (slang, dated) a girl, a chick
    • 1986, Magnus Uggla (lyrics and music), “Fula gubbar [Dirty old men]”:
      Ut och ragga tonårstjack, tills han får en hjärtattack.
      Go out and hit on teenage chicks, until he has a heart attack.

Usage notes[edit]

The generic sense of buy reappears in intjack (burglary).

Declension[edit]

Declension of tjack 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjack tjacket
Genitive tjacks tjackets

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