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Listenever Posted 10 years ago
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What else, Captain Jack?



At 0:57, the ex-wife says, "What else, Captain Jack?"

And then she also said, "Yes, you're Captain Jack the Flying Jackass."

Sounds like 'Captain Jack' was used here to call him names or something. Am I right?

If so, how come this is used as a swear word? I'd like to know its origin and stuff.
  

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listenever Sounds like 'Captain Jack' was used here to call him names or something. Am I right? Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • listenever Sounds like 'Captain Jack' was used here to call him names or something.
  • Am I right?
  • Yes.
  • listenever If so, how come this is used as a swear word?
  • 'Jackass' is not a very bad word.
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listeneverSounds like 'Captain Jack' was used here to call him names or something. Am I right?
Yes.
listeneverIf so, how come this is used as a swear word?
'Jackass' is not a very bad word.
listeneverI'd like to know its origin and stuff
Did you try your browser or even a dictionary? it i
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Mister MicawberDid you try your browser or even a dictionary? it is good language-learning self-empowerment practice.
You know, I tried both before I came here to ask. Doing so is only logical, since it take a whole lot more time and effort to post a question here than simply searching the term in a dictionary or Google.
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listenever none had an entry 'Captain Jack'.
That's just the character's name. The wordplay is 'Jack / jackass'.
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Mister MicawberThat's just the character's name. The wordplay is 'Jack / jackass'.
Oh, I see. But is that wordplay always understood as easily as it was in the movie? I mean, would any native speaker understand it as a name calling?
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listeneverwould any native speaker understand it as a name calling?
Yes.
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