"jack all" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jack all (uncountable)
  1. (mildly vulgar, slang) Nothing. Tags: mildly, slang, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: jack-all, fuck all, nothing

Alternative forms

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          "text": "2019, Anya Allyn, Paracosm, Anya Allyn\n\"Their therapies did jack all. So we stopped all that. Lincoln's happy enough. Well, he's not unhappy.\""
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