JACK-IN-OFFICE


Meaning of JACK-IN-OFFICE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural jacks-in-office )

Usage: sometimes capitalized J

: an insolent fellow in authority

some little jack-in-office of a clerk — O.S.J.Gogarty

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