/ ˈdʒesi; NAmE / (also jessy ) noun
( pl. -ies ) ( BrE , old-fashioned , offensive ) a man or boy who is weak or who seems to behave too much like a woman
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from the female given name Jessie .
/ ˈdʒesi; NAmE / (also jessy ) noun
( pl. -ies ) ( BrE , old-fashioned , offensive ) a man or boy who is weak or who seems to behave too much like a woman
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from the female given name Jessie .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005