blackjack

See also: Blackjack, Black Jack, black-jack, and black jack

English

Alternative forms

• black jack, black-jack

Etymology

• black +‎ jack

Pronunciation

• enPR: blăk'jăk, IPA^(key): /ˈblækd͡ʒæk/

Noun

blackjack (countable and uncountable, plural blackjacks)

1. (card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.

   Synonyms: pontoon, twenty-one, vingt-et-un

2. (card games) A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
3. (card games) A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this normally cancels a black jack).
4. (card games) A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.
5. The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).
6. (weaponry) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.

   Coordinate terms: baton, cosh, sap

   • 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press,, →ISBN, page 131:

     The pain is sometimes like the dull, heavy thud of being hit with a lead-filled blackjack; other times like a wizard is reaching deep below the skin and ripping muscles, tendons, and nerves.

7. (aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
8. Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
9. Ellipsis of blackjack oak.
   • 1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 23:

     A little creek ran through the land, and the prairie rolled a little there, too. Nothing but blackjacks for miles around it, but on that section, because of the water, I suppose, there were elms and persimmons and cottonwoods and even a grove of pecans.

   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 20:

     A steep slope rose, crested by stunted blackjacks.

10. Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
    • 1859, Henry Ward Beecher, Plain and Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flowers, and Farming, page 216:

      This man had a brother about six miles off, settled on a rich White River bottom-land farm -- and while a blackjack clay soil yielded seventy bushels to the acre, this fine bottom-land would not average fifty.

    • 1884, United States Census Office, Census Reports: Tenth Census: June 1, 1880: Cotton production in the United States, page 20:

      Blackjack soil is generally the poorest of all; it covers the narrow and rocky ridges, and has a stunted growth of blackjack and post oaks. The soil is dark in color, thin and cold, and is underlaid with pale yellow or slate-colored clay.

    • 1911, Field Operations of the Bureau of Soils, page 1871:

      The predominant soil is the blackjack soil like that of the lower plateaus, seemingly, however, in most cases a little more sandy and a little coarser in grain.

    • 2010, Gary Mark Fleeger, Steven J. Whitmeyer, The Mid-Atlantic Shore to the Appalachian Highlands: Field Trip Guidebook for the 2010 Joint Meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern GSA Sections, Geological Society of America, →ISBN, page 48:

      Today, most types of land development in areas underlain by Iredell and related “blackjack” soil series—a catch-all term for Jackland, Whitestore, Orange, Zion, and other high shrink-swell clayey soils—is generally discouraged.

    • 2011, Michael Eury, Concord, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN:

      Cotton grew robustly in western Cabarrus County's blackjack soil, pointing Concord beyond its agricultural base toward its first industry: textiles.

11. (pharmacology, UK, Australia, rare) Ammonium bituminosulfonate.
    • 1914 October 11, The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia, page 1, column 9:

      "Next!" steps gingerly in to confront the medical eye fastened questioningly upon him. "Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously treated and disgusted patients - have left him doubtful, and he casts, an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief.

    • 2010 October 19, John Davies, birminghamhistory.co.uk‎^[1]:

      I remember Black Jack very well and actually like the smell. It is no longer available with that trade name but glycerine of ichthammol can still be bought in chemists.

    • 2008 September 19, stef240377, MoneySavingExpert.com‎^[2]:

      Used to be called Black Jack think my mom had an ancient jar in her medicine cupboard.

Derived terms

• with blackjack and hookers

Descendants

• → Polish: blackjack

Translations

card game (the game where the aim is to score as close to twenty-one as possible without going over that amount)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 廿一點 / 廿一点 (jaa⁶ jat¹ dim²)

  Mandarin: 二十一點 / 二十一点 (zh) (èrshíyī diǎn)

• Dutch: eenentwintigen (nl) n
• Finnish: blackjack (fi)
• French: vingt-et-un (fr) m
• Galician: bandeira pirata f, vinte e un (gl) m
• German: Blackjack (de) n, Einundzwanzig n, Siebzehn und Vier n
• Indonesian: selikuran (id)
• Japanese: ブラックジャック (burakkujakku)
• Korean: 블랙잭 (beullaekjaek)
• Marathi: ब्लॅकजॅक m (blĕkjĕk)
• Polish: blackjack (pl) m
• Portuguese: vinte e um m
• Russian: блэкдже́к (ru) m (blɛkdžék), два́дцать одно́ (ru) n (dvádcatʹ odnó), очко́ (ru) n (očkó)
• Spanish: veintiuna (es) f

hand

• Finnish: blackjack (fi)
• Marathi: ब्लॅकजॅक m (blĕkjĕk)

flag

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: piratenvlag c
• Finnish: merirosvolippu (fi)
• French: pavillon de pirates m
• Galician: bandeira pirata f
• Spanish: bandera pirata f

weapon

• Dutch: ploertendoder (nl) m
• Finnish: tainnutuspistooli
• French: matraque (fr) f
• German: Totschläger (de) f
• Irish: smachtín m

weed

• Finnish: rusokki (fi)
• Kikuyu: mũcege class 3

blackjack oak — see blackjack oak

Verb

blackjack (third-person singular simple present blackjacks, present participle blackjacking, simple past and past participle blackjacked)

1. To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.
   • 2019, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer, Penguin Books (2020), page 233:

     “We cannot have you getting blackjacked and bound yet again.”

See also

• baccarat
• bludgeon
• cosh
• pontoon
• truncheon
• twenty-one

Further reading

• blackjack on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• blackjack (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English blackjack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblækdʒæk/, [ˈblæk.dʒæk]
• Rhymes: -ækdʒæk

Noun

blackjack

1. blackjack (card game)
2. blackjack (hand in that game)

Declension

Inflection of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		blackjack	blackjackit
genitive		blackjackin	blackjackien
partitive		blackjackiä	blackjackejä
illative		blackjackiin	blackjackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		blackjack	blackjackit
accusative	nom.	blackjack	blackjackit
	gen.	blackjackin
genitive		blackjackin	blackjackien
partitive		blackjackiä	blackjackejä
inessive		blackjackissä	blackjackeissä
elative		blackjackistä	blackjackeistä
illative		blackjackiin	blackjackeihin
adessive		blackjackillä	blackjackeillä
ablative		blackjackiltä	blackjackeiltä
allative		blackjackille	blackjackeille
essive		blackjackinä	blackjackeinä
translative		blackjackiksi	blackjackeiksi
abessive		blackjackittä	blackjackeittä
instructive		—	blackjackein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blackjackini blackjackini accusative nom. blackjackini blackjackini gen. blackjackini genitive blackjackini blackjackieni partitive blackjackiäni blackjackejäni inessive blackjackissäni blackjackeissäni elative blackjackistäni blackjackeistäni illative blackjackiini blackjackeihini adessive blackjackilläni blackjackeilläni ablative blackjackiltäni blackjackeiltäni allative blackjackilleni blackjackeilleni essive blackjackinäni blackjackeinäni translative blackjackikseni blackjackeikseni abessive blackjackittäni blackjackeittäni instructive — — comitative — blackjackeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blackjackisi blackjackisi accusative nom. blackjackisi blackjackisi gen. blackjackisi genitive blackjackisi blackjackiesi partitive blackjackiäsi blackjackejäsi inessive blackjackissäsi blackjackeissäsi elative blackjackistäsi blackjackeistäsi illative blackjackiisi blackjackeihisi adessive blackjackilläsi blackjackeilläsi ablative blackjackiltäsi blackjackeiltäsi allative blackjackillesi blackjackeillesi essive blackjackinäsi blackjackeinäsi translative blackjackiksesi blackjackeiksesi abessive blackjackittäsi blackjackeittäsi instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blackjackimme blackjackimme accusative nom. blackjackimme blackjackimme gen. blackjackimme genitive blackjackimme blackjackiemme partitive blackjackiämme blackjackejämme inessive blackjackissämme blackjackeissämme elative blackjackistämme blackjackeistämme illative blackjackiimme blackjackeihimme adessive blackjackillämme blackjackeillämme ablative blackjackiltämme blackjackeiltämme allative blackjackillemme blackjackeillemme essive blackjackinämme blackjackeinämme translative blackjackiksemme blackjackeiksemme abessive blackjackittämme blackjackeittämme instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blackjackinne blackjackinne accusative nom. blackjackinne blackjackinne gen. blackjackinne genitive blackjackinne blackjackienne partitive blackjackiänne blackjackejänne inessive blackjackissänne blackjackeissänne elative blackjackistänne blackjackeistänne illative blackjackiinne blackjackeihinne adessive blackjackillänne blackjackeillänne ablative blackjackiltänne blackjackeiltänne allative blackjackillenne blackjackeillenne essive blackjackinänne blackjackeinänne translative blackjackiksenne blackjackeiksenne abessive blackjackittänne blackjackeittänne instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative blackjackinsä blackjackinsä accusative nom. blackjackinsä blackjackinsä gen. blackjackinsä genitive blackjackinsä blackjackiensä partitive blackjackiään blackjackiänsä blackjackejään blackjackejänsä inessive blackjackissään blackjackissänsä blackjackeissään blackjackeissänsä elative blackjackistään blackjackistänsä blackjackeistään blackjackeistänsä illative blackjackiinsä blackjackeihinsä adessive blackjackillään blackjackillänsä blackjackeillään blackjackeillänsä ablative blackjackiltään blackjackiltänsä blackjackeiltään blackjackeiltänsä allative blackjackilleen blackjackillensä blackjackeilleen blackjackeillensä essive blackjackinään blackjackinänsä blackjackeinään blackjackeinänsä translative blackjackikseen blackjackiksensä blackjackeikseen blackjackeiksensä abessive blackjackittään blackjackittänsä blackjackeittään blackjackeittänsä instructive — — comitative — blackjackeineen blackjackeinensä

or

Inflection of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		blackjack	blackjackit
genitive		blackjackin	blackjackien
partitive		blackjackia	blackjackeja
illative		blackjackiin	blackjackeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		blackjack	blackjackit
accusative	nom.	blackjack	blackjackit
	gen.	blackjackin
genitive		blackjackin	blackjackien
partitive		blackjackia	blackjackeja
inessive		blackjackissa	blackjackeissa
elative		blackjackista	blackjackeista
illative		blackjackiin	blackjackeihin
adessive		blackjackilla	blackjackeilla
ablative		blackjackilta	blackjackeilta
allative		blackjackille	blackjackeille
essive		blackjackina	blackjackeina
translative		blackjackiksi	blackjackeiksi
abessive		blackjackitta	blackjackeitta
instructive		—	blackjackein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of blackjack (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blackjackini blackjackini accusative nom. blackjackini blackjackini gen. blackjackini genitive blackjackini blackjackieni partitive blackjackiani blackjackejani inessive blackjackissani blackjackeissani elative blackjackistani blackjackeistani illative blackjackiini blackjackeihini adessive blackjackillani blackjackeillani ablative blackjackiltani blackjackeiltani allative blackjackilleni blackjackeilleni essive blackjackinani blackjackeinani translative blackjackikseni blackjackeikseni abessive blackjackittani blackjackeittani instructive — — comitative — blackjackeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative blackjackisi blackjackisi accusative nom. blackjackisi blackjackisi gen. blackjackisi genitive blackjackisi blackjackiesi partitive blackjackiasi blackjackejasi inessive blackjackissasi blackjackeissasi elative blackjackistasi blackjackeistasi illative blackjackiisi blackjackeihisi adessive blackjackillasi blackjackeillasi ablative blackjackiltasi blackjackeiltasi allative blackjackillesi blackjackeillesi essive blackjackinasi blackjackeinasi translative blackjackiksesi blackjackeiksesi abessive blackjackittasi blackjackeittasi instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blackjackimme blackjackimme accusative nom. blackjackimme blackjackimme gen. blackjackimme genitive blackjackimme blackjackiemme partitive blackjackiamme blackjackejamme inessive blackjackissamme blackjackeissamme elative blackjackistamme blackjackeistamme illative blackjackiimme blackjackeihimme adessive blackjackillamme blackjackeillamme ablative blackjackiltamme blackjackeiltamme allative blackjackillemme blackjackeillemme essive blackjackinamme blackjackeinamme translative blackjackiksemme blackjackeiksemme abessive blackjackittamme blackjackeittamme instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative blackjackinne blackjackinne accusative nom. blackjackinne blackjackinne gen. blackjackinne genitive blackjackinne blackjackienne partitive blackjackianne blackjackejanne inessive blackjackissanne blackjackeissanne elative blackjackistanne blackjackeistanne illative blackjackiinne blackjackeihinne adessive blackjackillanne blackjackeillanne ablative blackjackiltanne blackjackeiltanne allative blackjackillenne blackjackeillenne essive blackjackinanne blackjackeinanne translative blackjackiksenne blackjackeiksenne abessive blackjackittanne blackjackeittanne instructive — — comitative — blackjackeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative blackjackinsa blackjackinsa accusative nom. blackjackinsa blackjackinsa gen. blackjackinsa genitive blackjackinsa blackjackiensa partitive blackjackiaan blackjackiansa blackjackejaan blackjackejansa inessive blackjackissaan blackjackissansa blackjackeissaan blackjackeissansa elative blackjackistaan blackjackistansa blackjackeistaan blackjackeistansa illative blackjackiinsa blackjackeihinsa adessive blackjackillaan blackjackillansa blackjackeillaan blackjackeillansa ablative blackjackiltaan blackjackiltansa blackjackeiltaan blackjackeiltansa allative blackjackilleen blackjackillensa blackjackeilleen blackjackeillensa essive blackjackinaan blackjackinansa blackjackeinaan blackjackeinansa translative blackjackikseen blackjackiksensa blackjackeikseen blackjackeiksensa abessive blackjackittaan blackjackittansa blackjackeittaan blackjackeittansa instructive — — comitative — blackjackeineen blackjackeinensa

Polish

Alternative forms

• black jack

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English blackjack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛɡˈd͡ʐɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: black‧jack

Noun

blackjack m animal

1. (card games) blackjack (common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over)

Declension

Declension of blackjack

	singular	plural
nominative	blackjack	blackjacki
genitive	blackjacka	blackjacków
dative	blackjackowi	blackjackom
accusative	blackjacka	blackjacki
instrumental	blackjackiem	blackjackami
locative	blackjacku	blackjackach
vocative	blackjacku	blackjacki

Further reading

• blackjack in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• blackjack in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

blackjack m (plural blackjacks)

1. blackjack (card game)

Further reading

• “blackjack”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10