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Definition of jackeen in English: jackeennoun dʒaˈkiːn Irish derogatory A city-dweller, especially a Dubliner. as modifier a thick jackeen accent Example sentencesExamples - The Dublin jackeens don't care about the people of the West.
- As a suburban jackeen, the finely constructed pecking order in the bar escaped me.
- Luckily, we were only going as far out of town as the Old Dublin Restaurant on Francis Street, an old favourite among jackeens.
- I used to slag him that he was a redneck in a jackeen's body.
- The third patron to enter the bar was a Thick Dublin Jackeen, who swaggered into the bar and yelled, "Alrigh' Mate, give us a pint o'cider. Hey,is tha' Jaysus over thair?" The barman nodded, so the Jackeen told him to give Jesus a pint of cider too.
Origin Mid 19th century: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack1, -een). |