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jackeen
noun
a Dubliner IRELAND
A derivative of Jack, an abbreviation of John (Bull), the national nickname for an English man originating from the character named John Bull who features as a stereotypical Englishman in “The History of John Bull”, a collection of pamphlets written by John Arbuthnot (1667–1735), issued in 1712.- The tramps scarpered, the street-traders pushing prams scarpered, half of Dublin scarpered as if they all had something to hide. And you can be sure most of them did too, the ignorant fuckin’ Jackeen cunts. — Ardal O’Hanlon, The Talk of the Town, p. 7, 1998
- Siobhan dips her toe into the age-old “Jackeens” versus “Culchies” debate to great effect. Michelle is from Dublin and proud of it–“Dublin is the capital of Ireland, and it’s the best and everyone else is a Culchie,” she baldly states. — Irish Times, 19 May 2001
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