jacky
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈd͡ʒæki//
A sailor.
noun
- 1
slangA sailor.
Up and down that street on a bright Saturday afternoon may be seen our Middle Western jackies chumming with the British sailors and Tommies, or flirting with the Irish girls, or gazing through the little panes of the show-windows […]
- 2
archaicEnglish gin.
I've snuff, and tobacky, / And excellent jacky.
Forms
- plural
- jackies