HOOD BURGH SLANG PART 41 Jack (noun) — /jak/ Definition (Hood Burgh Slang): A Jack is another name for a cell phone, a term born in the early 2000s from Black Pittsburgh street culture. Example: “I had to bang (hang up) on shorty, and she kept blowin’ up my jack after that.” Origin: Pittsburgh, PA — early 2000s. The word spread through local hoods as flip phones and early Nokias became status symbols, solidifying JACK as a signature piece of Hood Burgh slang. #Hoodburghslang #fyp #explore #pitts