Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Jump To:
  • Jessie
    Jessie
    noun
    a female given name, form of Jessica.
  • jessie
    jessie
    noun
    an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man

Jessie

American  
[jes-ee] / ˈdʒɛs i /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jessica.


jessie British  
/ ˈdʒɛsɪ /

noun

  1. slang an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The intervention comes shortly after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in January could be prevented.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

More than 850,000 people have signed a petition calling for Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers to remain in prison.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

"I couldn't really face anyone else having it, so selling it was out of the question," Jessie said.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Jessie Roper's father Jim Parkin ran Greenbank Farm near Cockermouth, in Cumbria, but despite growing up there, she had little farming experience and left for university in Manchester about 12 years ago.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Jessie was about to ask yet again, louder, when Benny interrupted.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training