"jessie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jessies [plural]
Etymology: From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Jessie}} Jessie, {{m|en|Jane}} Jane, {{m|en|Jean}} Jean Head templates: {{en-noun}} jessie (plural jessies)
  1. (colloquial, dated) Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man. Tags: colloquial, dated Categories (topical): Culture, Sexism, Society Synonyms: sissy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-jessie-en-noun-4a0SNn64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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