Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US, also Jack Black, Jack D, Jackie D, Jackies, Jack’s) Jack Daniel’s brand of whisky [abbr.].

1970		G. Scott-Heron Vulture (1996) 56: I sat [...] and drank a Jack D.
1972		L. Bangs Psychotic Reactions (1988) 108: Reaching the halfway point in my fifth of Jack’s.
1986		R.G. Barrett Godson 169: ‘I should be able to get a bottle of Jackys’.
1992		J. Mowry Way Past Cool 140: Gots me a whole motherfuckin quart of Jack D.
1993		T. Jones Pugilist at Rest 59: Bagitt [...] threw up, which was a shame considering he had finished off at least a third of a bottle of Jack.
1996		(con. 1964-65) B. Thorpe Sex and Thugs and Rock ’n’ Roll 211: Candy half-filled the water bowl with some Jack Daniels [...] Smoke poured through the jack and into his lungs.
1998		(con. 1986) G. Pelecanos Sweet Forever 58: The table was crowded with [...] a couple of dirty ashtrays and three shot glasses holding the smell of Jack Black.
2000		N. Barlay Crumple Zone 173: Shot of Jack in his hand and still sniffing from his last trip to the toilet.
2001		(con. 1975–6) E. Little Steel Toes 129: Tell her to bring [...] a double shot of Jack D on the rocks for me.
2002		D.H. Sterry Chicken (2003) 130: Let me get you some Jack and a Jill.
2002		R.G. Barrett Mystery Bay Blues 91: Would you like a drink [...] There’s Jackies and ice in the kitchen.
2006		P.M. Levesque Confessions of a Dylanomaniac 458: [We] put back enough Jack’s to get a glow on.
2006		G. Pelecanos Night Gardener 230: Good ole Jackie D, baby.
2008		T. Piccirilli Fever Kill 105: She [...] steals two bottles of Jack.
2008		J. Niven Kill Your Friends (2009) 51: ‘Any more for any more?’ [...] ‘Wifebeater,’ say I. ‘Rockschool,’ say the other two. Trellick gets the Stella and the Jack and Cokes in.
2010		K. Richards Life 495: Wine had [...] given way to Jack Daniel’s as the favored band beverage [...] the Jack flowed again and other stuff too.
2010		L. Berney Gutshot Straight [ebook] ‘Maker’s Mark if you have it, Jack if you don’t’.
2013		T. Robinson Hard Bounce [ebook] Audrey freshened up her Jack and water.
2022		I. Fitzgerald Dirtbag, Massachusetts 97: Three Wise Men [...] A single huge shot glass, which had three regular-sized shots poured into it: Jack, Jim, and Johnnie.
2024		J. Meades Empty Wigs (t/s) 329: If he added a bottle of Jack before she dumped on him he didn’t really notice... and no way did she scrimp on the Wipettes.

2. see Jack Ketch n.