jinny

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proper noun

A diminutive of the female given names (chiefly) Virginia, (sometimes) Eugenia, and (rarely) Genevieve.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jinny.”

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Meanings

jinny1

nounjinny (plural jinnies)

plural jinnies

  1. datedDated form of jinni.

    The jinny told him to sell the fishes to his king, for his reward would be princely.

    2009, Olavi Moilanen, Find Your True Self Through Your Fantasies and Dreams, page 263

jinny2

nounjinny (plural jinnies)

plural jinnies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jenny (“female animal”).

    Bins straight through warehouse—yellow jinny cat.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Jinny3

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given names (chiefly) Virginia, (sometimes) Eugenia, and (rarely) Genevieve.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jinny.

Origin

Shortening, chiefly of Virginia (which is also shortened to Ginny), sometimes of Eugenia, and rarely of Genevieve (more often shortened to Genny).

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Cite this entry
APA

jinny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jinny

MLA

“jinny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jinny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jinny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jinny.

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