"jacky" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæki/ Audio: En-au-jacky.ogg Forms: jackies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jacky (countable and uncountable, plural jackies)
  1. (countable, slang, derogatory) A sailor. Tags: countable, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-jacky-en-noun-Z5jKEcCS
  2. (UK, dialect, archaic) English gin. Tags: UK, archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jacky-en-noun-WkfTuq0p Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jacky dragon, jacky winter, jacky-winter

Inflected forms

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