| 释义 |
jackeen /dʒaˈkiːn /noun Irish, chiefly derogatoryA city-dweller, especially a Dubliner: [as modifier]: a thick jackeen accent...- The Dublin jackeens don't care about the people of the West.
- Luckily, we were only going as far out of town as the Old Dublin Restaurant on Francis Street, an old favourite among jackeens.
- As a suburban jackeen, the finely constructed pecking order in the bar escaped me.
Origin Mid 19th century: diminutive of the pet name Jack (see jack1, -een). |