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I think it works pretty well as a nn for John, or even Jacob. (My stepfather had a cousin who died recently who was called Jack or Jackie, but his real name was Ronald Jacob.) As a nn for John it's definitely more grown-up than Johnny.

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I like Jack okay, but not enough to ever want to use it, maybe not even as a nn. There's a touch of generic about it but not in the usual way. I mean, Jack is kind of like Buddy or Mac, but with more of a hostile edge; not as hostile as Buster, but not as friendly as Mac. "Whatc out how you park that truck, Jack!"

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