Jack Frost

noun

: frost or frosty weather personified

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The dark fantasy drama Jack Frost (1998) tells the story of a musician father (Michael Keaton) who was killed in a car crash and can only be brought back to life by a magical harmonica. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 Without a Santa Claus, 1976’s Rudolph's Shiny New Year and 1979’s Jack Frost. Victoria Edel, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024 Many families enjoy the tree hunt, bundled up and sipping hot cocoa to fend off Jack Frost. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 As the title suggests, the snowman becomes a very good-looking man (who takes the name Jack, as in Jack Frost) with a lot of muscles, and the two quickly fall in love. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for Jack Frost 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1730, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Jack Frost was circa 1730

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“Jack Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jack%20Frost. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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