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Definition of Jackeen
1. n. A drunken, dissolute fellow.
Definition of Jackeen
1. Noun. (Ireland slang) A person from Dublin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jackeen
1. a pushy Dubliner [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackeen
Literary usage of Jackeen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1842)
"The "jackeen" might have been seen—regularly a few years ago, and now occasionally—at
early morning lounging against the college rails, ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1841)
"Lordship, cracking his whip at the same time, while the roar of a laugh grew
louder against the jackeen than ever ; and the farmers this time laughed loader ..."
3. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"Another wake pastime is the arrival of " jackeen and ... the company can engage
her attention and steal the paper pieces, she gets a beating from jackeen. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"I'd like to go to Paris next winter, mamma," exclaimed the second girl, with a
smile that lit up eyes and face into sparkling * jackeen—a small squire of ..."
5. Handlingar (1903)
"V« Dublin jackeen' FA. Cf. Harry. 2. cont. 'a self-assertive worthless fellow'
1840 -f- Ox. Cf. Jack 2. Jack(e)y, dim. of Jack. eg in sense 3 a) and ..."
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