whispering jack
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A person who vocalizes quietly, in a whispering manner, or, ironically, one who is loud and outspoken.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "The two who sat at a table in an obscure corner of the room were the noted burglars "Whispering Jack" and "Jim the Cracksman," as they were nick-named by their associates."
- "[T]he microphone enabled a Whispering Jack Smith to make a rhythmic mumble pass for singing and gave Bing Crosby a means of taking advantage of his casual, intimate style."
- "Case 3 Whispering Jack: Jack was a quiet and perceptive young man who was well respected by his peers."
- "Under the lone operating streetlight, Whispering Jack comes into full view. . . . In his usual low tone, . . . Jack speaks in the manner that earned him his nickname."
- "Some referred to him as "Whispering Jack" for his booming voice while many others called him Pappy."
- "Whispering Jack Reddington graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1899 and began his career as a mining engineer. His real passion however, was the transmission and amplification of sound waves."
Etymology
Most famously associated with singer Whispering Jack Smith (1898-1950), but in earlier use as a nickname.