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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012