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Jackeen
/ dʒæˈkiːn /
noun
- a slick self-assertive lower-class Dubliner
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Jackeen1
C19: from proper name Jack + -een , Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín
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Example Sentences
Jackeen; a nickname for a conceited Dublin citizen of the lower class.
From Project Gutenberg
And Jackeen told me after that it had laid hold on his trousers, and he didn't sleep all night with the fright he got.
From Project Gutenberg
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