jinnet
jinnet noun: a stupid person; an ass. Also the alternative form of jennet.
Noun
jinnet (plural jinnets)
- A stupid person; an ass.
- Isn’t it disgraceful you? Yes, I said. So why are you laughing, you jinnet.2011 April, Dermot Healy, Long Time, No See, page 107
- She was only codding. Or ‘acting the jinnet’ as his da called it. Man, dear, but your mother’s an awful woman for acting the jinnet,’ he’d say.2012 July 12, Pat McCabe, The Dead School, page 3
Also used as
jinnet is also the alternative form of jennet.
Forms of jinnet
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Phrases with jinnet
Questions about jinnet
- What does jinnet mean?
- Jinnet means a stupid person; an ass.
- What part of speech is jinnet?
- Jinnet is a noun.
- What is the plural of jinnet?
- The plural of jinnet is jinnets.
Words near jinnet in the dictionary
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