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词汇 jackeen
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Definition of jackeen in English:

jackeen

noun dʒaˈkiːn
Irish derogatory
  • A city-dweller, especially a Dubliner.

    〈爱尔兰,主贬〉城市居民(尤指都柏林人)

    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).

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