jackstraw

Meaning

Noun

1. (plural-normally) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
2. (dated) An insignificant person.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Of no substance or worth.

Synonyms

spillikin

jack-straw

guy

malkin

golliwog

pick

⛏️

scarecrow

splint

stick

stob

pick-up stick

bagger

scank

dummy

effigy

frump

Translations

pajita

Vogelscheuche

Popel

Spottfigur

simulacrum -i

vavato -onis

stroman

değersiz şey

kukla

Scheuche

önemsiz kimse

Strohmann