Jessie

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man. alt-of
  2. 2
    Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man. colloquial, dated
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
  2. 2
    A female given name.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse. US, pronunciation-spelling

Synonyms

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chickencowardcravendudeleteffeminate manfakaleitī

Antonyms

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macho

Example

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"Jessie is boiling water to make coffee."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Jess + -ie.

Etymology 2

A hypochoristic form of Jane, Jean, etc., possibly under the influence of lassie or -ess and -ie. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Etymology 3

From Jess or Jesse + -ie, from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).

Etymology 4

From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl.

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