JESSIE NOUN n. 1. a bluff or threat - 1914 US criminals' sl. n. 2. a cowardly or effeminate man - 1923 colloq. n. 3. a young woman - 1942 US sl. n. 4. chastisement - Bk1942 US sl. n. 5. a red-haired girl or woman - 1947 African-American sl. n. 6. a homosexual man - 1958 sl. n. 7. a Jewish homosexual man - 2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl. ETYMOLOGY from female proper name FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1914 - JESSIE, Noun General currency. A bluff; a threat. Example: “He rang in a jessie and got away with it.” From: A Vocabulary Of Criminal Slang, With Some Examples Of Common Usages - Louis E. Jackson & C.R. Hellyer (1914) EXAMPLE (n. 2.) "...He proceeded to explain his case, flustered, but very anxious to be reasonable ... very anxious. Bella liked him. He was a big Jessie, but ... but she liked him...." From: Mince Collop Close - George Blake
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