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jackeen
/dʒæˈkiːn/ja-KEEN
Local meaning
A Dubliner, often used from outside Dublin with a teasing or hostile regional stereotype.
Jackeen historically labels a Dublin person and can carry class, political, or city-versus-country overtones. In sport and banter it may be playful, but the term is not neutral in every mouth.
Examples in context
- The cousins call him a jackeen since he moved to Dublin.
- The match brought out every old culchie-and-jackeen joke.
How it is used
The label is strongly relational: who says it, about whom, and during what rivalry all matter.
Teasing, tribal, dismissive, political, or affectionate.
Sport, regional rivalry, family banter, history, and identity talk.
Commonly understood in Ireland; naturalness varies by region, generation, and relationship.
Do not treat the dated class stereotype in older dictionary definitions as a neutral description of Dubliners.
Spelling and scope
Contemporary Irish English, with regional and generational variation.
- Search and reference forms
jackeensDublin jackeen
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Common patterns
- a Dublin jackeen
- the jackeens
- culchies and jackeens
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, or cultural context. The entry remains open to correction from Irish speakers, regional communities, and qualified reviewers.
- Jackeen — definition and meaningCollins English Dictionary
Dictionary entry for a Dublin person, historically carrying class and regional stereotyping.
- The Vocabulary of Irish EnglishOxford Academic
Scholarly chapter on the vocabulary of Irish English and the corpus evidence used to describe it.