Jackeen
/ (dʒæˈkiːn) /
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noun
Irish a slick self-assertive lower-class Dubliner
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Word Origin for Jackeen
C19: from proper name Jack + -een, Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín
Words nearby Jackeen
jack chain, jack crevalle, jack crosstree, jackdaw, jacked, Jackeen, Jackelyn, jackeroo, jacket, jackey, jackfish
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How to use Jackeen in a sentence
Jackeen; a nickname for a conceited Dublin citizen of the lower class.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. JoyceAnd Jackeen told me after that it had laid hold on his trousers, and he didn't sleep all night with the fright he got.