See Also: Jessie(dictionary)
Fauset, Jessie Redmon(encyclopedia)

Saudi (iou) and Jessie (iou)


Saudi (iou)



Saudi noun & adjective. M20.
[Arab. saudi, from Saud name of a dynasty + -I2.]
A. noun.
A member of an Arabian dynasty which ruled Nejd from the 18th cent. and has ruled the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, comprising the greater part of the Arabian peninsula, since its foundation in 1932. M20.
A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia; a person of Saudi descent. M20.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to this dynasty. M20.
Of or pertaining to Saudi Arabia. M20.
Comb.: Saudi Arabian noun & adjective = senses A.2, B.2 above.
Saudian,
Saudite adjectives = SAUDI adjective M20.
Saudii'zation noun the process or result of rendering more Saudi in character, esp. by the transfer of posts in industry in Saudi Arabia from foreigners to Saudi nationals L20.

Jessie (iou)



Jessie noun. slang. Also Jessy, jessie, jessy. E20.
[Female forename.]
A cowardly or effeminate man; a male homosexual.