jam-pack

[ jam-pak ]

/ ˈdʒæmˈpæk /

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verb (used with object)

to fill or pack as tightly or fully as possible: We jam-packed the basket with all kinds of fruit.

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Origin of jam-pack

First recorded in 1920–25

“Change can be exciting,” Cuomo says to Richards as he helps her pack up her office.
Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards Concede to Doritos|The Daily Beast Video|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
While some stray from the fold, most stay with the same pack their entire lives.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And lo, Snowballs—underpants which can hold a flexible gel pack that you store in the freezer—was born.
Men, Ice Your Balls To Make Babies—and Other Male Fertility Fixes|Tom Sykes|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most Cacophony events were one-off affairs, just enough to jam the culture a bit before moving on.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Plus the notion of the poor little guy surrounded by a rag-tag pack of true believers is an American favorite.
Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils|Kent Sepkowitz|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The party was made up of six men on horseback, two tame buffaloes, and a pack of immense dogs used to hunting.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
There was no fight in his men; they ran like a pack of frightened coyotes at the first crack of a gun.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Dorothy cleared off the table, and went to her own room to pack up her clothes, and prepare for her journey.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Then we mounted and took to the trail again, stripped down to fighting-trim, unhampered by a pack-horse.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He became the low-born, petty tradesman, using the language of the hands of his jam factory.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke