Jackeen

/ dʒæˈkiːn /

noun

1. a slick self-assertive lower-class Dubliner

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jackeen¹

C19: from proper name Jack + -een , Irish diminutive suffix, from Irish Gaelic -ín

Example Sentences

Jackeen; a nickname for a conceited Dublin citizen of the lower class.

From Project Gutenberg

And Jackeen told me after that it had laid hold on his trousers, and he didn't sleep all night with the fright he got.

From Project Gutenberg