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Jackie

[jak-ee]

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jacqueline.

  2. a male given name, form of Jack.



Jackie

/ ˈdʒækɪ /

noun

  1. a native Australian

  2. native Australians collectively

  3. to sit bolt upright, esp cheekily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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If the deal goes through, Paramount would agree to distribute the fourth installment of the highly successful buddy-cop movies starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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However, in August, Bezos revealed that his mother, who was known as Jackie, had died inside the home after a “long fight with Lewy Body Dementia.”

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Jackie welcomed her son in 1964, when she was just 17 years old and living in Albuquerque, NM.

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In a tribute shared on his Instagram, the businessman expressed his gratitude at being able to spend so much time with his mother before her death, while praising Jackie for giving him such a loving upbringing, particularly after she became a mother at just 17 years old.

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In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Negro player to break the color line in baseball, when owner Branch Rickey invited him to join the Brooklyn Dodgers and integrate what was then America’s favorite sport.

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