"jacky" means: A sailor.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
jacky
(countable, slang, derogatory) A sailor.
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L'ACTU CÉLÉBRITÉS - Public Michael Jackson, pedophile ? "Impossible" selon Jacky Lombard, la plus française de ses collaboratrices https://www.public.fr/michael-jackson-pedophile-impossible-selon-jacky-lombard-la-p…
Starts: Thursday - Pop Up Shops Wood ´n Tu - Crystal Inspirations - Sew Jacky - Marty Griffin Fine Art More info: burnhamdeepdale.co.uk/events/18531... #lovenorthnorfolk #lovewestnorfolk
Upgraded my Kingdom Jacky to Devestation and it’s a much nicer shade of white. #Transformers
20 June 1971. Clay Regazzoni sits in his Ferrari 312B2 during the wet Dutch Grand Prix. He would finish third behind Pedro Rodríguez (BRM P160) and teammate Jacky Ickx, who took the win.
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(countable, slang, derogatory) A sailor.
"jacky" means: A sailor.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"jacky" means: A sailor.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“L'ACTU CÉLÉBRITÉS - Public Michael Jackson, pedophile ? "Impossible" selon Jacky Lombard, la plus française de ses collaboratrices https://www.public.fr/michael-jackson-pedophile-impossible-selon-jacky-lombard-la-plus-francaise-de-ses-collaboratrices 06-05-2026 09:00”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, dialect, archaic) English gin.
“Starts: Thursday - Pop Up Shops Wood ´n Tu - Crystal Inspirations - Sew Jacky - Marty Griffin Fine Art More info: burnhamdeepdale.co.uk/events/18531... #lovenorthnorfolk #lovewestnorfolk”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Upgraded my Kingdom Jacky to Devestation and it’s a much nicer shade of white. #Transformers”
— Bluesky· May 2026“20 June 1971. Clay Regazzoni sits in his Ferrari 312B2 during the wet Dutch Grand Prix. He would finish third behind Pedro Rodríguez (BRM P160) and teammate Jacky Ickx, who took the win.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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