jessamy

Jul. 10th, 2013 07:37 am
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jessamy (JESS-uh-mee) - n., jasmine; like jasmine in color or perfume; (obs.) a dandy.


I don't have when the dandy sense was current slang, but my guess is it's a 19th century Americanism.

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