jack-in-the-box

English

File:Jack-in-the-box.jpg

A plastic jack-in-the-box.

Noun

jack-in-the-box (plural jacks-in-boxes or jacks-in-the-boxes or jack-in-the-boxes or jacks-in-the-box)

1. Children’s toy where a figure pops out of a small box.
2. (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.

Translations

child’s toy

• Finnish: vieteriukko
• French: diable en boîte (fr) m
• Georgian: ყუთი გამომხტომი ფიგურით (q̇uti gamomxṭomi pigurit)
• German: Schachtelteufel m
• Japanese: びっくり箱 (bikkuribako)
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• Russian: чёртик из коро́бочки m (čórtik iz koróbočki), чёрт из табаке́рки m (čort iz tabakérki)
• Spanish: caja de sorpresa f, caja sorpresa de jack
• Swedish: gubben i lådan c

See also

• jack-in-the-box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jack o’ the clock