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.
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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 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
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
That jacky is out for the hundred thousand francs, and he's working on his own hook this time, my boy.
From Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon
“Come on, kid,” called a jacky, and just as Piang stepped over the side a kindly sailor slipped a quarter in his hand.
From The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old by Florence Partello Stuart
Well, sir," rejoined the jacky, "it was like this: You see, I was standin' with me back to the gun, a-facin' the port side.
From Best Short Stories by Thomas L. Masson
However, Jacky Gurr, course leader and senior lecturer for content creation at Nottingham Trent University, points out that the majority of people on the course are not actually aspiring to become influencers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“It’s very important that we not create a hermetic ghetto,” said Jacky Klein, executive publisher of Odessa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
That included a recent Saturday in Las Vegas, where Schiff hit the campaign trail for Harris and Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, who is in a reelection fight against Republican Sam Brown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
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
But there are 18 such Scotts and Jackies, with the same names and script, giving these tours.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2010
We knew that there were always two Jackies, really.
From Time Magazine Archive
We steamed on up the bay and through the Narrows, the happiest lot of Jackies afloat.
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
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