"Jack the lad" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Jack the lad.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Jack the lad
  1. (British, slang) An irresponsible young man, seeking personal pleasure and gratification without any regard to responsibilities. A rogue. Tags: British, slang Translations (irresponsible young man, seeking personal pleasure and gratification without any regard to responsibilities; a rogue): Jani (Hungarian), nagyfiú (Hungarian), fasza gyerek (Hungarian), menő csávó (Hungarian), tipyn o dderyn (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Jack_the_lad-en-noun-toc3Ostt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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