jacky
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Meaning · English
A sailor.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Up and down that street on a bright Saturday afternoon may be seen our Middle Western jackies chumming with the British sailors and Tommies, or flirting with the Irish girls, or gazing through the little panes of the show-windows […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jacky” mean?
A sailor.
Is “jacky” formal or informal?
jacky is generally derogatory, slang.