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Definition of Jackeens
1. jackeen [n] - See also: jackeen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackeens
Literary usage of Jackeens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin Magazine (1840)
"Indeed had any Cassandra-like prophet ventured to predict that any future lord
mayor would have the temerity lo proclaim down the gathering of the jackeens ..."
2. Legends and Poems by John Keegan (1907)
"... European cities you will not see such a spectacle, except on holidays ; but
here, to use a local phrase, " every day is a Sunday " with the jackeens. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"For a few minutes St. Josephs had been in earnest conversation with one of
the "jackeens," who, earlier in the day, might have been seen taking ..."
4. The Romance of the Irish Stage by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1897)
"His tormentors and detractors, whom he styled " the purty boys," and " the Dublin
jackeens," used to say ..."
5. Old Drury Lane: Fifty Years' Recollections of Author, Actor, and Manager by Edward Stirling (1881)
"His spirit, by nature rollicking and full of gaiety, outdid itself when portraying
the ' broths of boys' from Connaught, Tipperary, or Cork. Dublin jackeens ..."
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