Jackeen
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Jackeen — is a mildly pejorative term for someone from Dublin, Ireland. The word has been defined as A drunken, dissolute fellow by Webster in 1913. [] The term has also been shortened to Jack or the plural Jacks by Dublin fans as a way to refer to… … Wikipedia
jackeen — noun A person from Dublin. To the sellers in the market, to the barmen and barmaids, to the beggars who importuned him for a lob Mr Dedalus told the same tale, that he was an old Corkonian, that he had been trying for thirty years to get rid of… … Wiktionary
jackeen — jaˈkēn noun ( s) Etymology: jack (I) + een (from Irish Gaelic īn, diminutive suffix) Irish : an obnoxious self assertive dude a jaunty little jackeen with a rich brogue R.B.D.French … Useful english dictionary
jackeen — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland n a culchie s name for a Dubliner II Irish Slang a country person s name for somebody that lives in Dublin … English dialects glossary
jackeen — n. (Irish usage) city dweller (especially a resident of Dublin); Dubliner who is considered as educated and well read (Irish Slang); drunken and immoral person (Irish Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
jackeen — [dʒa ki:n] noun Irish, chiefly derogatory a city dweller, especially a Dubliner. Origin C19: dimin. of the pet name Jack (see jack1, een) … English new terms dictionary
jackeen — jack·een … English syllables
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Hiberno-English — (also known as Irish English[1]) is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland (Hibernia).[2] English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as… … Wikipedia
West Briton — (adjective West British; both often shortened to West Brit) is a pejorative term for an Irish person who is alleged by the user of the term to be excessively sympathetic to the United Kingdom or who takes his cultural and social cues from Great… … Wikipedia
