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noun
An arrogant lower-class person, especially in Dublin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory
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noun
Synonym of Dubliner, especially (obsolete or historical) an excessively Anglophile one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory, ethnic, slur
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Synonyms: Dubliner
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of jackeen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
From Jack + -een (“little”), from Jack being a common English name.
