Jack Shalloo

noun — 2 senses

Jack Shalloo

noun

1

Government, Military, Naval, Navy, Politics, War Dated, Slang A (male) braggart.

A fine lad, though maybe a bit of a Jack Shalloo with the great talk.1932, Myrtle Johnston, The Maiden, page 194:

2

Government, Military, Naval, Navy, Politics, War Dated, Slang A careless or happy-go-lucky man.

Huh! He has just saved his ticket then. Knew to the minute, he did, when she was to cast off — asked me yesterday, he did. What the mischief does he mean by this Jack Shalloo trick? And at a time like this!1910, The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 38, page 172:

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