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    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

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A woman I met on that film, Jessie Deeter, later produced a film called “Revenge of the Electric Car,” and Elon Musk is in that.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Jessie told Lamar that she’d like to eat some butter beans and cornbread later on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The strong cast also included Schyler Vargas, as a stalwart Norman, and Christine Taylor Price, as a bright-voiced Jessie, figuring out their own relationship and trying to help their respective brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

When it emerged that two of the killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, could be released early, there were passionate calls for the government to intervene and block those convicted of manslaughter from early release.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Isa, Hyacinth, and Oliver were waiting in the kitchen when Jessie and Laney returned home.

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

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