tjack

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from tjacka (“buy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕakː/
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

tjack n

  1. (slang) speed (amphetamine)
    Synonym: amfetamin
  2. (slang, chiefly in compounds) narcotic, illegal drug
    Synonym: knark

Usage notes

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

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

Derived terms

References
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