English

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Etymology

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From Jezebel +‎ -y, from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével).

Noun

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Jezzy (plural Jezzies)

  1. (MLE, slang, derogatory) A sexually promiscuous female; a slut.
    • 2011, “Chyna”, in How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang:
      [] shotter who had a jezzy sister. 'Jezzy' means 'slag'. The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell.
    • 2014, Simon Harding, The Street Casino: Survival in Violent Street Gangs:
      Boys have concluded that 'decent' girls would not act this way, thus confirming her subordinate status as a potential 'group girl' (a 'Ho' or a 'Jezzy') and ensuring she is 'passed around'.

References

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  • Tony Thorne (2014) “Jezzy”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  []: Bloomsbury