Jemmy-Jessamy adjective 1noun 1forms 4 adjective1 •(slang, no longer used) Foppish; effeminate; dandyish.These women were more men than our Jemmy-Jessamy countrymen. — 1786 noun1 •(slang, no longer used) A dandy; a fop. formsJemmy Jessamies · Jemmy-Jessamies · more Jemmy-Jessamy · most Jemmy-Jessamy