Jacks
Jacks noun - A game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball.
Runs
Both words in one sentence
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Played for laughs in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (as well as Trilogy), where some of the ninjas' Friendships consist of cranking up jacks-in-the-box for their opponent, which gets scared and runs off.
Source: Scary Jack-in-the-Box
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