long jenny
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of long jenny
from Jenny, pet form of Janet
Example Sentences
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Aoife has graphs that show her how long Jenny has slept and how regular her “nappy events” were.
From The Guardian
The 80 Royal Academians, including Allen Jones, Richard Long, Jenny Saville and Norman Foster, were invited to contribute a piece to the project.
From BBC
A long jenny is a losing hazard off a ball similarly placed into one of the top pockets.
From Project Gutenberg
All day long Jenny, obeying some deep instinct, prepared for the ordeal.
From Project Gutenberg
It was the delight of meeting her that kept him still so long, Jenny thought; and she prattled lightly and gayly of this and of that, and, seeing that she won no answer, fell to tenderer tones, and imparted the little vexing secrets of her daily life, and the sweet hopes of her nightly dreams.
From Project Gutenberg
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