A fork of Rural Dictionary
Someone who is very good at doing a variety of useful things.
Justin and Sean would be the JACKS-OF-ALL-TRADES up in hurr.
a jack of all trades is a person who is not an expert in any fields, but knows a little about everything. jack of all trades often lack an university degree, as they didnt specialize in anything, but studied/learned a bit of every subject.
1: omfg john knows freakin everything! 2: nah, hes just a jack of all trades. dont ask him anything deeper tough.
someone who is skilled at a great deal of tasks, usually in the same feild, but who lacks suffcient skill in any one specific area.
"He can play guitar, keys and drums, but he just isn't that great" "Jack-of-all-trades master of none"
A person who appears to be very skilled at everything that he/she attempts.
"John, The Jack Of All Trades, Just Aced All Of His Exams, And Took Our School To The State Finals"
Something that school aspires to develop its students into, a "jack of all trades" is a well-rounded person who has adapted many skills and is somewhat knowledgeable on many topics but is not an expert (or even an apprentice) in most or even all of the said skills.
Son: Mom I swept my report with C's in all my classes Parent: Wtf I'm calling the school -parent proceeds to call the school- Parent: Wtf my son is a freaking failure how could this happen Principal: What do you mean, he is a "jack of all trades", he will totally get into a university Parent: Wtf, is my tax dollars really going into this shit education system Principal: No, it's going into my wallet.. err I mean uhh, no, it is uhh, going to.. Parent: I'm putting my "jack of all trades" kid up for adoption
Person who seems to be good at all tasks he/she attempts.
Bo Jackson was a jack of all trades being amazing at baseballand football.
A person, usually a male, who is good at everything he does, and is considered to be a good catch.
Your new boyfriend is quite a jack of all trades.