Jacky

//ˈd͡ʒæki// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Aboriginal. Australia, ethnic, offensive, slur
  2. 2
    A sailor. countable, derogatory, slang

    "Up and down that street on a bright Saturday afternoon may be seen our Middle Western jackies chumming with the British sailors and Tommies, or flirting with the Irish girls, or gazing through the little panes of the show-windows […]"

  3. 3
    English gin. UK, archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable

    "I've snuff, and tobacky, / And excellent jacky."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.

Synonyms

All synonyms
aboabobluejacketboongboongbuccaneer

Example

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"Fire and Rescue NSW team give water to a koala as they rescue it from fire in Jacky Bulbin Flat, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 21, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media."

Etymology

From Jack + -y.

Related phrases

jacky dragonjacky winterjacky-wintergiven name

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