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  • proper noun A pet form of Jane and Jessica, also used as a formal female given name.
  • proper noun A male given name, an American variant of Jesse.
  • proper noun slang (with or without capital) A cowardly person, especially a man; an effeminate man.

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Examples

  • PATTY PORTER, MOTHER OF JESSIE MARIE DAVIS: When we go home at night, and we cry, we don't -- we cry because we're sad, but when we start talking about Jessie, we start laughing.

    CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2007 2007

  • Ben yeah looks nothing like younger Andy, could be a major spoiler considering Jessie is there it would have needed to take place after Toy Story 2 - therefore isnt Andy ...

    Heaps of New Toy Story 3 Images, Including Concept Art and Posters | /Film 2010

  • If you think Jessie is a crazy bitch, just remember that Jessiebelle (Rumika) is worse!

    takarabako!!! and we heart you, gaa-chan! tragic_elegance 2010

  • If you think Jessie is a crazy bitch, just remember that Jessiebelle (Rumika) is worse!

    yappari. tragic_elegance 2010

  • The Coven was toasting Jessie, calling him "Mr. Pectacular," a nickname Jessie, with his characteristic modesty, invented for himself.

    Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 11: Heck Hath No Fury. 2009

  • But when she arrives as a guest on a popular Atlanta sex show, Jessie is unexpectedly reunited with high school crush and producer Cole Crawford — multi-million dollar lottery winner, igniter of panties ... and bad, bad news for her.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Nalini Singh 2007

  • Now Jessie is the official spokesperson for fling-havers everywhere — Cole and Jessie are doing hot, naughty things in the very same places she swore she'd avoid.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Nalini Singh 2007

  • But on this rainy day in Los Angeles, Jessie is getting physical therapy, which won't stop the seizures or even slow the underlying disease.

    USATODAY.com - Alzheimer's touches children 2006

  • At the Leoni family home, Jessie is walking slowly across the living room, which is bathed in muted light.

    USATODAY.com - Alzheimer's touches children 2006

  • Jessie is unable to heed the warnings from Kat and Hepzibah?

    The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd: Questions 2005

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