whiskey jack

American  

noun

1. gray jay.

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Etymology

Origin of whiskey jack

1735–45; variant of whisky-John, whisky-Jonish, by folk etymology < Eastmain Cree (dial. of Montagnais ) wi·skača·nis Canada jay, diminutive of wi·skača·n blacksmith, apparently alluding to the bird's smoky-gray color

Example Sentences

The EU has also put tariffs on whiskey; Jack Daniels is made only in Lynchburg, Tennessee and is going nowhere in a hurry.

From Economist

Subscribers can choose robot personalities, such as Whiskey Jack, who is frequently distracted by a game he is watching on television, or Salty Sally, a frazzled mother.

From New York Times

He said the relative unfamiliarity of the gray jay, also known as the whiskey jack, weighed on the plus side, not the minus.

From New York Times

The Society says the gray jay, also known as the whiskey jack, was the winner of a two-year search for a fitting avian Canadian representative.

From Seattle Times

Other work is re-grading the Upper Whiskey Jack Run above the Chic Pea Hut to make them less steep for beginners, and adding four new snow guns to the area.

From Seattle Times