Meanings
proper nounJeffries (plural Jeffrieses)
plural Jeffrieses
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
[Hakeem] Jeffries hailed the Obamas as “brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans” and denounced Trump as “a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder”.
2026 February 7, Richard Luscombe, Shrai Popat, Robert Mackey, “Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2026
Origin
From Jeffrey + -s (patronymic).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Jeffries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeffries
MLA
“Jeffries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeffries. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jeffries,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeffries.
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