give someone Jessie

English

Etymology

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Verb

give someone Jessie (third-person singular simple present gives someone Jessie, present participle giving someone Jessie, simple past gave someone Jessie, past participle given someone Jessie)

1. (slang, dated) To beat or thrash someone.

Alternative forms

• give someone Jesse

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary