Jack Frost
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Jack Frost
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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A few hours later, at a nightclub, Law laughs as a silver Jack Frost with a bullhorn yells to the clubbers to “Dance for Santa! Dance for Santa!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Columnist Michael La Corte points to the "Jack Frost" — found at the New York City-based coffee chain Gregorys — as one of his favorite holiday sips.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
Time was of the essence now because the snappy touch of Jack Frost had turned the heavy, sweet clusters of their crop into glittering globules pregnant with grape juice.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2019
From a distance you can’t tell they have on anything at all, but just the faintest shadow of snow-white hair as if Jack Frost lightly touched down on their heads.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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