jack Mormon

or Jack Mormon

noun

1. a non-Mormon living amicably among Mormons.
2. a Mormon not active in the church or adhering strictly to Mormon principles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jack Mormon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

No, you pore, ignorant Jack Mormon," jeered Atkins; "and you never rode no circus hawse at Coney Island, neither.

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He picked a jack, Mormon a three of clubs and Sam an eight of hearts.

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Known as a "Jack- Mormon" in Iowa, Mrs. Waite declared that his uniform course, to the time about which she wrote, had been "to aid and abet Brigham Young in his ambitious schemes," and that he was then "an open apologist and advocate of polygamy."

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