jessie

nouncommon in dialogue

Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

noun

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datedSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

Etymology

From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl.

Forms

plural: jessies

Jess · A diminutive of the male given name Jesse.Jesse · The son of Obed and the father of king David.Jessica · A female given name from Hebrew.

jessie · Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

Jessie · A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.jest · To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of…Jesus · Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher…

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