Definition of JACKEEN

jackeen

Plural: jackeens

Noun

  • An arrogant lower-class person, especially in Dublin.
  • Synonym of Dubliner, especially (obsolete or historical) an excessively Anglophile one.

Origin / Etymology

From Jack + -een (“little”), from Jack being a common English name.

Synonyms

Dubliner

Scrabble Score: 20

jackeen: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
jackeen: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
jackeen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

jackeen: valid Words With Friends Word