Usually means: Toy that springs out unexpectedly.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. jack-in-a-box: Merriam-Webster
  2. jack-in-a-box: Wordnik
  3. Jack-in-a-box, jack-in-a-box: Dictionary.com
  4. jack-in-a-box: FreeDictionary.org
  5. Jack-in-a-box: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. jack-in-a-box: Wiktionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Jack-In-A-Box: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Jack-in-a-box)

noun:  Alternative form of jack-in-the-box (“type of toy”) [Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.]


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