Swedish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from tjacka (buy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tjack n

  1. (slang) speed (amphetamine)
    Synonym: amfetamin
  2. (slang, chiefly in compounds) narcotic, illegal drug
    Synonym: knark
  3. (slang, dated) a girl, a chick
    • 1986, Magnus Uggla (lyrics and music), “Fula gubbar [Dirty old men]”:
      Ut och ragga tonårstjack, tills han får en hjärtattack.
      Go out and hit on teenage chicks, until he has a heart attack.

Usage notes

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The generic sense of buy reappears in intjack (burglary).

Declension

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Declension of tjack 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjack tjacket
Genitive tjacks tjackets

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