Jacksonesque
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling or reminiscent of a Jackson.
"[…] a school of landscape studies identified with the late John Brinkerhoff Jackson^([sic]) and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Jacksonesque landscape studies […]"
- 2 Resembling or reminiscent of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), American president and military governor. specifically
"In December 1841 [John Greenleaf] Whittier published “Democracy,” which celebrated a Jacksonesque spirit “unawed by pomp or power,” but also disclaimed allegiance to the Whigs or Democrats, […]"
- 3 Resembling or reminiscent of Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American pop musician. specifically
"In the [‘Billie Jean’ music] video, Jackson hoists up his drainpipe trousers, […] in order to strut his stuff – now-archetypal Jacksonesque dance movements involving either one shoe being stuck out and swivelled from side to side on the ball of the foot, or leaping knock-kneed up on to both toes."
Example
More examples"[…] a school of landscape studies identified with the late John Brinkerhoff Jackson^([sic]) and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Jacksonesque landscape studies […]"
Etymology
From Jackson + -esque.
Related phrases
More for "jacksonesque"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.