Jack Frost

noun

1. frost or freezing cold personified.

Jack Frost

noun

1. a personification of frost or winter

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jack Frost¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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.

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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.”

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

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But even Jack Frost might turn his back on Putin.

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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!”

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