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Jack Frost

American  

noun

  1. frost or freezing cold personified.


Jack Frost British  

noun

  1. a personification of frost or winter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

After lamenting that Short had been “taken away from us too soon, but sadly not before he played Jack Frost in ‘The Santa Clause 3,’” Martin wondered who else he could “ever work with.”

From Los Angeles Times

Martin said of Short: “Marty was taken away from us too soon. But sadly, not before he played Jack Frost in ‘Santa Clause 3.’”

From New York Times

He also did voice work for children’s shows, including as the title character in the stop-motion Christmas special “Jack Frost” and Santa Claus on “Teen Titans Go!”

From Washington Post