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jessie.

Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

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Where this word comes from

From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl.

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