ballin' the jack

English

Etymology

See Wikipedia at Ballin' the Jack ยง Origin.

Noun

ballin' the jack (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, of a railroad engineer) Daringly running a locomotive at high speed. [late 19th or early 20th c.]
  2. (archaic, of dancers) Dancing a dance named after the daring act of the railroad engineer. [1913]
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