As in you're a big Jessie - Scottish vernacular
Pathetic, wimp etc.....
2006-10-10 22:21:07 · 4 answers · asked by CW 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Jessie was the sister of Nancy. Both girls dressed in dungarees and other similarly masculine-type clothes, in the belief that they were tomboys. The truth, however, was different.
Jessie was an especially weak and insecure individual, who would not stand up for herself. Nancy, on the other hand, was overly feminine in her ways - almost a camp parody of herself.
They lived in Dunfermline, and were in their teens at the start of the 20th century. They were well-known in town for their noticeably different behaviour, and soon the local boys began to use their names as insults thrown at other youths who displayed similar tendencies.
The use of "jessie" and "nancy" as terms of derision soon spread throughout Scotland and northern parts of England, and are still in common use today.
2006-10-12 08:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A JESSIE is the 'toggle' on the leg of a hunting bird eg Kestrel. It flaps about in the wind & is of no real use. Could this be the explanation.
2006-10-10 23:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by Pretorian 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was a timorous wee heathen beastie
2006-10-10 22:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by sleepwalker69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a scaredy cat.
2006-10-10 23:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋