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Jackal vs Backal - What's the difference?

jackal | backal |

As a noun jackal

is any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical old world, smaller than a wolf.

As a verb jackal

is to perform menial or routine tasks.

As an adjective backal is

(humorous|neologism) of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the back.

jackal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf.
  • A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody
  • (pejorative) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
  • (slang, rare) A jack (the playing card.)

    • Hyponyms

    * black-backed jackal ** Cape jackal ** East African Jackal * golden jackal * side-striped jackal

    Hypernyms

    * canid

    Related terms

    * American jackal (the coyote) * simian jackal (the Ethiopian Wolf)

    See also

    *

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Verb

  • To perform menial or routine tasks
  • * 1800 , Pamphlets on British Taxation [http://books.google.com/books?id=XB8JAQAAIAAJ]:
    • They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.

    backal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (humorous, neologism) Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the back.
    • full backal nudity
  • * 2007 September 28, Bob Mondello, "Coming Soon, to a Theater Near You: Naked People", All Things Considered , National Public Radio
    • Movie nudity has a long history in Hollywood... . And a lot of different kinds. Male and female, partial and full, frontal and ... backal ?