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  • A collection of thousands of naval slang words and phrases known as "Jackspeak" has been published, highlighting just how many of them have crept in to the modern lexicon over the years.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • And he says that unlike Jackspeak, his own destiny is a little less clear.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Buy Jackspeak the book and learn an entire new language.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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  • British Naval Slang

    spotted in 1989 book of the same name "Jackspeak: A guide to British Naval slang & usage"

    June 17, 2017