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Jackeen |
Somebody from Dublin, referring to a period when Dubliners were more socially connected to the British than the rest of Ireland, hence became known as Union Jack-eens
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Submitted
August 18th, 2005 by:
Psyco Syd
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Comments
Well, this is now completely out-dated,
you know. Comment by: alexander albertoni
actually, we use it quite a lot Comment by: maddog
The term orginated at the turn of the
twentieth century when Queen Victoria
visited Dublin, and the people lined the
streets waving Union Jack flags.
Henceforth,
Dublin people were known as Jackeens [as
told to me by a Dubliner] Comment by: langer
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