give someone Jessie

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Etymology

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Verb

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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.

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References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary