jackrabbit

[jak-rab-it]

adjective

1. resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement.

   The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.

verb (used without object)

1. to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jackrabbit¹

First recorded in 1925–30; jack rabbit

Example Sentences

Deliveries were made five times daily, thanks to a fleet-footed army of postal workers who whisked the mail from here to there before one could say jackrabbit.

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Besides its namesake, the Chuckwalla lizard, the area is home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, kangaroo rats, burrowing owls and jackrabbits.

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He offered his comrades free lessons in hand-to-hand combat and bonded with them in the backcountry hunting jackrabbits.

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The monument’s name comes from the stocky Chuckwalla lizards that frequent the area, which is also home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, kangaroo rats, burrowing owls and jackrabbits.

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“But every exploding colorful sunset, every jackrabbit, every coyote sighting changed my brain chemistry,” said Shah.

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