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Jack Moran Biography
Jack MoranAge: 76 former Cincinnati Reds radio broadcaster; did Reds broadcasts for seven years with Hall-of-Famer Waite Hoyt; anchored the evening sports broadcasts and hosted the station's…Jack Bruen Biography
Jack BruenAge: 48 turned a struggling Colgate basketball team which had endured 14 straight losing seasons into a winner during his nine years (1989-97) as head coach; led the Red Raiders to…Jack LaLanne Biography
Fitness GuruBorn: 9/26/14Birthplace: San Francisco, CA A self-proclaimed junk food addict and sugarholic whose early life was plagued by headaches, bulimia, and a…Jack Odell Biography
engineerDied: July 7, 2007 (London, England) Best Known as: engineer Inventor of Matchbox cars and a self-trained engineer. He designed his first toy…Jack Simplot Biography
American billionaireDied: May 25, 2008Best Known as: American potato farmer and billionaire Deathplace: Boise, Idaho Jack Simplot developed the first frozen…Jack Valenti Biography
head of MPAADied: April 26, 2007 (Washington) Best Known as: Aide to President Lyndon Johnson and head of MPAA Head of the Motion Picture Association of…Jack Adams Award
Awarded to the coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success” and named after the late Detroit Red Wings coach and general manager. Winners selected by NHL Broadcasters…Brewer's: Jack-a-Dandy
A term of endearment for a smart, bright little fellow; a Jemmy Jessamy. Smart she is, and handy, O ! Sweet as sugar-candy, O ! ... `And I'm her Jack-a-dandy, O ! Jack-a-dandy. Slang for…Brewer's: Jack-a-Lantern
(A). A Will-o'-the-wisp, an ignis fatuus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jack-a-napesJack-a-Dandy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Jack-a-napes
or Jackanapes = Jack of apes. An impertinent, vulgar prig. (See Jeannot.) More likely, it is Jack and ape, formed on the model of Jack-ass, a stupid fool. “I will teach a scurvy jackanape…Trending
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