He's a going Jesse

Posted by ESC on April 08, 2009 at 23:52

In Reply to: He's a going Jesse posted by James on April 07, 2009 at 11:27:

: "He's a going Jesse"... Any ideas on the origins of this saying?

What does it mean? There are several Jesse/Jessies in one reference. Jesse = bluff or threat (outlaw Jesse James). Jessie = male homosexual or ineffectual person. Jessie = red-headed girl or woman. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green (Wellington House, London, 1998). Page 661.