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Jumeirah Jane

Jumeirah Jane noun: the stereotypical idle, pampered wife of a wealthy Western expatriate in Dubai.

Noun

Jumeirah Jane (plural Jumeirah Janes)

  1. (informal) The stereotypical idle, pampered wife of a wealthy Western expatriate in Dubai.
    • Tight quickly became a 'Jumeirah Jane'—a sobriquet used as a caricature for non-working foreign women who live in Jumeirah, a posh part of the city, and spent their time driving kids to and from schools, shopping or meeting one another for lunch.2011, Pranay Gupte, Dubai: The Making of a Megapolis, Penguin Books India, →ISBN, page 344

Forms of Jumeirah Jane

pluralJumeirah Janes
alternative formJumeira Jane

Questions about Jumeirah Jane

What does Jumeirah Jane mean?
Jumeirah Jane means the stereotypical idle, pampered wife of a wealthy Western expatriate in Dubai.
What part of speech is Jumeirah Jane?
Jumeirah Jane is a noun.
What is the plural of Jumeirah Jane?
The plural of Jumeirah Jane is Jumeirah Janes.

Words near Jumeirah Jane in the dictionary

  1. jumby beans
  2. Jumeira
  3. Jumeira Jane
  4. Jumeira Janes
  5. Jumeirah
  6. Jumeirah Jane
  7. Jumeirah Janes
  8. jumelle
  9. jumelles
  10. jument
  11. jumentous

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