jacksie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of jacksie
C19: probably from jack 1
Example Sentences
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And there’s a fair chance they’d have done for them again at Camp Nou last week, had Fernando Torres not lost his mind and turned into a Sergio Busquets tribute act, or had Luis Suarez received his marching orders for booting Juanfran up the jacksie with perfect silent-movie comic timing.
From The Guardian
And there’s a fair chance they’d have done for them again at Camp Nou last week, had Fernando Torres not lost his mind and turned into a Sergio Busquets tribute act, or had Luis Suarez received his marching orders for booting Juanfran up the jacksie with perfect silent-movie comic timing.
From The Guardian
Mark Hughes has Ibrahim Afellay back in the fold, while Xherdan Shaqiri has settled, Bojan is back near his best and Marko Arnautovic – perhaps with a kick up the jacksie from the added quality of those around him – is starting to realise his potential.
From The Guardian
Mark Hughes has Ibrahim Afellay back in the fold, while Xherdan Shaqiri has settled, Bojan is back near his best and Marko Arnautovic – perhaps with a kick up the jacksie from the added quality of those around him – is starting to realise his potential.
From The Guardian
In the 1990 World Cup semi against West Germany, 11 minutes after that booking, Paul Gascoigne held the ball up down the right wing only to be kicked up the jacksie by Andy Brehme.
From The Guardian
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