new jack

adjective

variants or New Jack
1
: of, relating to, or consisting of new jack swing
new jack grooves
2
: of, relating to, or being urban, hip, and usually Black
the new jack generation

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By 1988, the group, known for its new jack swing style, released its debut album, Who?. — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025 On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025

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jack entry 1 (man, guy)

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of new jack was in 1987

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“New jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20jack. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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