jockies

Plural of jockie

English A Scottish person. Scots language nickname for the personal name John, cognate to the English, Jack. Occasionally used by the English as an insult. but also in respectful reference to elite Scottish, particularly Highland troops, e.g. the 9th (Scottish) Division. Same vein as the English insult for the French, as Frogs.

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