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Meaning of jackey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.
  2. Gin (the drink).
    UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Mrs. Jenkins and Sukey […] were anxious to have a privy conference over a glass of jackey, about the singular absence of Ezekiel.”
“[A] glass of Jackey restored him to his senses.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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