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Jessie

[ jes-ee ]

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jessica.


jessie

/ ˈdʒɛsɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

She worried Jessie might not understand why it had to come down, or think it was a judgment on her identity.

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She plays Jessie, a twenty-something trying to make life work in London, whose New Year’s Eve hook-up turns out to be a famous movie star.

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You can find more details on making a crumb crust from Jessie in her piece on no-bake pies.

This season’s six weeks of shows begin with local band Uncle Jessie coving the Backstreet Boys, Blink 182 and other 1990s and 2000s acts.

So apparently mismatched are they that, when Jessie sneaks out the next morning, the paparazzi assume she’s his cleaning lady.

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Through her haircare line, named for her grandmother, Jessie Branch, Titi Branch was revolutionary.

Nanny Jessie Webb tried hard to get him into a routine, but the baby prince, who was still breastfeeding, was permanently hungry.

The new nanny replaces part-timer Jessie Webb, 71, who was William's nanny when he was little.

A 4th grade Jessie James with a backpack and juice box, who practices trumpet and plays soccer.

King, who is portrayed—and musically inhabited—by the fantastic Jessie Mueller, was right in the middle of it.

“Jessie” continued his interest in his boys long after they left school.

Besides, whatever Jessie was engaged in must of necessity hold the attention of Amy.

Jessie, we put first because to us she is of the most importance, and her father and mother would agree.

“It is a girl,” declared Jessie, beginning to run and half dragging Amy Drew with her.

A big touring car stood in the narrow lane, headed toward the broad highway from which Jessie and Amy had come.

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