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Jack Shalloo
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Jack Shalloo
en dated naval _ slang A (male) braggart.
en 1932 Myrtle Johnston The Maiden 194 A fine lad, though maybe a bit of a Jack Shalloo with the great talk.
en dated naval _ slang A careless or happy-go-lucky man.
en 1910 The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine 38 172 Huh! He has just saved his ticket then. Knew to the minute, he did, when she was to cast off — asked me yesterday, he did. What the mischief does he mean by this Jack Shalloo trick? And at a time like this!