[ˈskɪpdʒak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small tuna with dark horizontal stripes, widely distributed throughout tropical and temperate seas


- a sloop-rigged sailing boat of a kind used off the east coast of the US


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from the verb skip + jack. skipjack is from the fish's habit of jumping out of the water; skipjack skipjack arose in the 19th century