Jackeen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʒækiːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jackeen is a noun meaning (Ireland, derogatory) An arrogant lower-class person, especially in Dublin.
Meaning
(Ireland, derogatory) An arrogant lower-class person, especially in Dublin.
More Meanings
- (Ireland, derogatory, ethnic slur) Synonym of Dubliner, especially (obsolete or historical) an excessively Anglophile one.
Example Sentences
Jackeens loitering about the Dublin theatres.
A buckeen, a jackeen, a squireen, or any of the intermediate classes.
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 his Cork accent up in Dublin and that Peter Pickakafax beside him was his eldest son but that he was only a Dublin jackeen.
Word Forms
- jackeens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jackarse, jacks, jacky, jackass, jackey, jacker.
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