“Jack and Jill”

Cultural  

1. A nursery rhyme. Its first stanza reads:

   Jack and Jill went up the hill,

   To fetch a pail of water;

   Jack fell down, and broke his crown,

   And Jill came tumbling after.

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Example Sentences

Like Sandler’s earlier work, “Jack and Jill” is a broad comedy — slapstick, fart jokes, mockery of difference — a time-tested shtick that endures for more people than you’d think.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2019

He has also made dreck — perhaps the nadir was “Al Pacino” in Adam Sandler’s “Jack and Jill” — which he prefers not to talk about.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016

In fourth place was the Adam Sandler comedy “Jack and Jill” with $12 million in receipts.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 20, 2011

The story of Greek hero Theseus took in $32 million domestically, while studio estimates Sunday put Adam Sandler’s new comedy “Jack and Jill” at No. 2 with a $26 million opening.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2011

Certainly, after reading this, “Simple Simon” is a ballade of perfect form, and “Jack and Jill” or “Hickity, Pickity, My Black Hen,” are exquisite lyrics.

From A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Cather, Willa Sibert