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Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis noun: a rustic peasant from the Southern United States. Also the ellipsis of Jeff Davis County.

Noun

Jeff Davis

  1. (US, dated, dialectal, slang) A rustic peasant from the Southern United States.
    Synonyms:
    jeff

Also used as

Jeff Davis is also the ellipsis of Jeff Davis County.

Synonyms of Jeff Davis

Origin of Jeff Davis

From the name of the rebel president, Jefferson Davis, of the 19th century secessionist country of the Confederate States of America.

Words formed from Jeff Davis

Questions about Jeff Davis

What does Jeff Davis mean?
Jeff Davis means a rustic peasant from the Southern United States.
What part of speech is Jeff Davis?
Jeff Davis is a noun.

Words near Jeff Davis in the dictionary

  1. jefe político
  2. jefe políticos
  3. jefes
  4. jefes políticos
  5. jeff
  6. Jeff Davis
  7. Jeff Davis County
  8. Jeff Davis's necktie
  9. Jeff Davis's neckties
  10. Jeffares
  11. Jeffcoat

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