JACK-A-LENT Meaning of JACK-A-LENT in English [Jack-a-Lent] n [[1]jack + a (of) + Lent] (1598) 1: a small stuffed puppet set up to be pelted for fun in Lent 2: a simple or insignificant person Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012