JESSIE

Etymology

Proper noun

Jessie (plural Jessies)

A pet form of Jane and Jessica, also used as a formal female given name.

A male given name from Hebrew, of American usage, variant of Jesse.

Noun

Jessie (plural Jessies)

(slang, sometimes uncapitalized) A cowardly person, especially a man; an effeminate man.

Synonyms

• (cowardly person): coistril, fraidy cat, scaredy cat; see also coward

• (effeminate man): cockney, pansy, sissy; see also effeminate man

Noun

jessie (plural jessies)

Alternative form of Jessie

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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