# Jumping Jacks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/11145>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 27, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/11145 "2000-04-27T01:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maharet676](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Maharet676](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maharet676)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/11145/1 "2000-04-27T01:02:00Z")

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Where does the term “Jumping Jacks” come from? And no, I’m not speaking of the childrens game. I’m talking about the fond memory from High School when my peers and I jumped up and down waving my arms like a bunch of idiots… 😛