Jack Frost

noun

: frost or frosty weather personified

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The pic has also set its additional voiceover cast with Jim Gaffigan as Santa, Andrew Scott as Jack Frost along with Annie Mumolo, Georgette Falcone, Octavia Spencer, Gary Farmer, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Cedric Yarbrough, and Maria Bakalova. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 The studio also announced that Jim Gaffigan will voice Santa, while Andrew Scott is set as Jack Frost. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Only when Jack Frost comes knocking will this salvia give up. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026 Despite the fact that old-timey Americana is generally on brand for old Jack Frost. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Jack Frost

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1730, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Jack Frost was circa 1730

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“Jack Frost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jack%20Frost. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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