jacky
noun
gin.
jacky
1 American
[jak-ee]
/ ˈdʒæk i /
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)
Jacky
2
American
[jak-ee]
/ ˈdʒæk i /
noun
-
Jackies
plural
-
(often lowercase) a sailor.
-
a male given name, form of Jack.
-
a female given name, form of Jacqueline.
Jacky
British
/ ˈdʒækɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jacky
see origin at jackey
Example Sentences
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She tried to imagine gathering all the jacky lanterns as if she was herding sheep, but it was so hard, because, after all, she had no imagination, as Pan had said.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
She held the instrument between her palms and stared fiercely out at the flickering jacky lanterns, aware of a powerful contradiction that almost tore her mind in two.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2019
I scared mrs. lynde with a jacky lantern last nite.
From Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
"I like the red jacky, Dotter Burns," he said.
From Red Pepper Burns by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
In the room of her tears she was waiting; perhaps her only companion the jacky of the "See the World" poster, whose garb was but a shade bluer than her eyes.
From Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers
El Camino Real 1, Chatsworth 0: Jacky Alvarado had the goal for the Royals, who face defending City champion Granada Hills on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
“We can’t go back in the building—we can only see the charred outside of our unit,” said Jacky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Sen. Jacky Rosen, also of Nevada and also a Democrat, followed suit, citing “concerns” that she’d purportedly “heard from law enforcement.”
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2025
The BBC understands that Jacky Jhaj, 39, who is from west London, has now been charged by French authorities in connection with organising the event.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
Nelly and Wash were the orphaned children of Martha’s son Jacky Custis, who died of illness at Yorktown in 1781.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Like many social scourges, it has frequently been the subject of voyeuristic entertainments, heavy-breathing narratives in the tradition of the great Jackies of lowdown bestsellerdom, Susann and Collins.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2017
To help put across these Jackies, Mr. Larraín reconstructs some historical images of Mrs. Kennedy and at times blends in these re-creations with original footage.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
To that end there are several Jackies roving in the movie, among them the anxious, breathy hostess who wafts through the White House, explaining her renovations to a CBS crew for a 1962 tour.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
For openers, they look like a winning pair of Jackies, one the actress, the other the Onassis.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the next inning the Jackies took a brace, and, as a consequence, got two runs.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
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