Jessie
[jes-ee]
- a female given name, form of Jessica.
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Contemporary Examples
Through her haircare line, named for her grandmother, Jessie Branch, Titi Branch was revolutionary.
Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45Danielle Belton
December 16, 2014
The new nanny replaces part-timer Jessie Webb, 71, who was William's nanny when he was little.
A 4th grade Jessie James with a backpack and juice box, who practices trumpet and plays soccer.
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January 31, 2014
King, who is portrayed—and musically inhabited—by the fantastic Jessie Mueller, was right in the middle of it.
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January 13, 2014
We cared about your formerly firm stance against women who have Uncle Jessie mullets and wear flannel!
Historical Examples
But one of their number, Jessie Staples, hung back to have a word with Dorothy.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
Like the wise girl that she was, Jessie made excuses for her friend.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
Jessie Staples—for it was she—looked at Jack Garner with troubled eyes.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
She wondered vaguely if Jessie, to whom she had confided this, had betrayed her.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
"I will keep to my part of the compact, Jessie," he said, huskily.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
jessie
- slang an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
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