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jackey

jackey noun: gin (the drink).

Noun

jackey (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Gin (the drink).
    • Mrs. Jenkins and Sukey […] were anxious to have a privy conference over a glass of jackey, about the singular absence of Ezekiel.1811, William Mudford, The Life and Adventures of Paul Plaintive, Esq., page 31
    • [A] glass of Jackey restored him to his senses.1823, The Rambler's Magazine (page 354)

Proper noun capitalized: Jackey

Jackey (plural Jackeys)

  1. A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

Forms of jackey

pluralJackeys
alternative formJackie
alternative formJacky
alternative formJacqui

Origin of jackey

From Jack + -ey.

Questions about jackey

What does jackey mean?
Jackey means gin (the drink).
What part of speech is jackey?
Jackey can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near jackey in the dictionary

  1. jacketted
  2. jacketting
  3. jackettings
  4. jacketwise
  5. jackety
  6. jackey
  7. Jackeys
  8. Jackeys Marsh
  9. jackfield
  10. Jackfield ware
  11. Jackfield wares

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