jackeen
/dʒaˈkiːn
/noun Irish, chiefly derogatory
A city-dweller, especially a Dubliner: [as modifier]: a thick jackeen accent...
- The Dublin jackeens don't care about the people of the West.
- Luckily, we were only going as far out of town as the Old Dublin Restaurant on Francis Street, an old favourite among jackeens.
- As a suburban jackeen, the finely constructed pecking order in the bar escaped me.
Origin
Mid 19th century: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack1, -een).
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