"jackboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jackboys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jackboy (plural jackboys)
  1. A street thug who is part of a gang of thieves. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-jackboy-en-noun-ZDqyX5hd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2012, Elmore Leonard, Rum Punch:",
          "text": "Ordell asked one of his jackboys to get him a car with keys in it and leave it in the Ocean Mall parking lot over by the beach. The jackboy asked him what kind of car he wanted. Ordell said, 'One has a big trunk with a shotgun in it.' He liked jackboys because they were crazy. They made their living ripping off street dealers for their blow and change and busting into crack houses with assault weapons.",
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