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Jumeirah Janes

Jumeirah Janes is the plural of Jumeirah Jane.

Meaning of Jumeirah Jane

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

Questions about Jumeirah Janes

What is Jumeirah Janes the plural of?
Jumeirah Janes is the plural of Jumeirah Jane.

Words near Jumeirah Janes in the dictionary

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

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