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 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 Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
"I like the red jacky, Dotter Burns," he said.
From Red Pepper Burns by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
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 Masson, Thomas L.
Mabel Cheung and her husband, Jacky, moved into the complex when it was completed in 1983, raising their family and building a life alongside neighbors who had also settled there for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Headteacher Jacky Atkinson said the tables and benches had been a "central part of school".
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 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
Wheeler also noted that there has been opposition within the Democratic caucus to Mangi’s nomination by both Democratic senators from Nevada, Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
He’d posted his colleague Jacky Winter as a guard at the outer gate while he’d gone up, using the stairs, until he got to the top.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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 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
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 all the Jerrys and Jackies and Buddys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sailors at such times are as frolicksome as so many boys let out for a vacation, and it cannot be claimed that these Jackies were models of order and quiet behavior.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
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