jack-in-the-box

jack-in-the-box

English

A plastic jack-in-the-box.

Noun

jack-in-the-box (plural jacks-in-boxes or jacks-in-the-boxes or jack-in-the-boxes or jacks-in-the-box)

1. Children’s toy where a figure pops out of a small box.
2. (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.

Translations

child’s toy

Finnish: vieteriukko French: diable en boîte (fr) m Georgian: ყუთი გამომხტომი ფიგურით (q̇uti gamomxṭomi pigurit) German: Schachtelteufel m Japanese: びっくり箱 (bikkuribako)

Russian: чёртик из коро́бочки m (čórtik iz koróbočki), чёрт из табаке́рки m (čórt iz tabakérki) Spanish: caja de sorpresa f, caja sorpresa de jack Swedish: gubben i lådan c

See also

• jack-in-the-box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jack o’ the clock