► JUJANG n. a testicle → 1968 Amer. dial.
► JU-JU n. 1.(as ‘juju’) an object of any kind superstitiously venerated by West African native peoples, and used as a charm, amulet, or means of protection; also, the supernatural or magical power attributed to such objects → 1894
n. a marijuana cigarette → 1940 sl.
► JUKE n. 1. a brothel → 1935 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing → 1935 sl., orig. US
n. 3. liquor → 1999 African-American sl.
vb. 1. to dance, esp. at a juke-joint or to the music of a juke-box → 1933 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to deceive or mislead → 2009 African-American sl.
► JUKE-HOUSE n. 1. a brothel → 1935 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing → 1935 sl., orig. US
► JUKE-JOINT n. 1. a brothel → 1935 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an establishment providing food and drink and music for dancing → 1935 sl., orig. US
► JUKEY adj. tall, but not of erect carriage → 1930 Amer. dial.
► JULEP n. something to cool or assuage the heat of passion, etc. → 1640
► JULIE n. a wheelbarrow → 1963 Amer. dial.
► JULIPER n. the juice from a fowl, or other meat, when cooking → 1936 Amer. dial.
► JULLY vb. to make jealous → 1862 Eng. dial.
► JULY BEETLE n. a cicada → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JULY FLY n. 1. a cicada → 1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dragonfly → 1969 Amer. dial.
► JUMART n. a hybrid animal, erroneously believed to be the offspring of a bull and a mare or she-ass, or of a horse or ass and a cow → 1690
► JUMBIE n. the ghost or spirit of a dead person, esp. a malevolent one → 1764 chiefly Caribbean usage
► JUMBIE BIRD n. a bird of ill omen, esp. an owl → 1827 Guyana, Trinidad, & Tobago
► JUMBLE n. 1. a ride in a carriage, with reference to the shaking experienced → 1674 colloq.
n. 2. a White person → 1957 African-American sl.
vb. 1. to make a confused or rumbling noise; to play discordantly or noisily on an instrument, to strum → 1530 obs.
vb. 2. to have carnal intercourse → 1582 obs.
vb. 3. to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle; to put into mental confusion → 1668
vb. 4. to travel with shaking or jolting → 1748
► JUMBLE-GUT-LANE n. any very bad or rough road → 1690 sl. obs.
► JUMBLE-JAWED adj. having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMBLER n. a strumpet → 1618
► JUMBLE-SHOP n. a shop where very miscellaneous goods are sold → 1893
► JUMBLE UP vb. to possess carnally → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► JUMBLONEY n. an inept, stupid or inexperienced person; a guy or fellow → 1984 Amer. dial.
► JUMBLY adj. 1. confused, chaotic, in a jumble → 1864
adj. 2. turbid, ‘drumly’ → 1800 Sc.
► JUMBO n. 1. a big clumsy person, animal, or thing → 1823
n. 2. a trade name of a shade of grey, like that of an elephant → 1882
n. 3. a nickname for a fat person → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. Texas → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. a penis, esp. if large → 2000 African-American sl.
► JUMBOBURGER n. a large hamburger → 1959 US
► JUMBO STATE n. Texas → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMBUCK n. a sheep → 1824 Aust. sl., orig. Aust. pidgin
► JUMELLE adj. twinned or paired; made or shaped in couples or pairs, double → 1475 obs.
► JUMELLES n. a pair of opera-glasses → 1865
► JUMENT n. a beast of burden; also, a beast in general → 1382 obs.
► JUMENTARIOUS adj. pert. to juments (beasts of burden) → 1656 obs.
► JUMENTOUS adj. of urine: strong-smelling, high-coloured, and turbid, resembling that of a horse → 1846
► JUMM vb. to possess carnally → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► JUMMIX n. a jumble, mix; disorder → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMP adj. coinciding, exactly agreeing; exact, precise → 1581 obs.
adv. with exact coincidence or agreement; exactly, precisely → 1539 obs.
n. 1. the decisive moment of plunging into action of doubtful issue; dangerous critical moment, critical point, crisis → 1598 obs.
n. 2. venture, hazard, risk → 1600 obs.
n. 3. a window → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. a journey, a trip → 1923 sl., orig. US
n. 5. an act of sexual intercourse → 1934 sl.
n. 6. jazz music with a strong beat; a jazz tune with a strong rhythm → 1937 orig. US
n. 7. a hasty or unceremonious departure → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 1. to agree upon a marriage, a match → 1589 obs.
vb. 2. to rob or take unlawful possession of any empty house → 1859 sl.
vb. 3. to cook in a frying pan, shaking up from time to time → 1870
vb. 4. to cheat, to steal → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 5. to copulate → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
vb. 6. to admonish → 1915 World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to be full of liveliness and excitement → 1938 sl., orig. US
► JUMP AT vb. to guess → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMP AWRY vb. to disagree → 1762
► JUMP BAD vb. to become hostile, menacing, or aggressive → 2002 African-American sl.
► JUMP DOWN SOMEONE’S THROAT vb. to reprimand → 1879 sl.
► JUMPED-UP adj. self-important, conceited → 1835 Brit. sl.
► JUMPER n. 1. a grasshopper → 1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person, usually believed to be a French Canadian, who exhibits an exaggerated response to being startled → 1878 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a ticket-inspector on a bus, tram, etc. → 1900 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a fraudulently plural voter → 1903 US sl.
n. 5. tenpence → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. one who quits a job → 1904 US
n. 7. a convert from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism → 1906 Irish English
n. 8. a bull → 1950 Amer. dial.
n. 9. an earthworm → 1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to introduce discordantly or incongruously; to jumble together → 1374 obs.
► JUMPER BULL n. a bull → 1984 Amer. dial.
► JUMPERY n. a dance → 1882 humorous usage
► JUMP FROM COCK TO ASS vb. to speak in an illogical, confused or nonsensical fashion; to ramble → 1848
► JUMPING adj. of pain: throbbing → 1884 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING BEANS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING BLUE BLAZES! int. an expletive → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING CATFISH! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING FRENCHMAN n. a person, usually believed to be a French Canadian, who exhibits an exaggerated response to being startled → 1878 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING GERANIUMS! int. an exclamation or surprise or vexation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING GRASSHOPPERS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING HYENAS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JACK n. 1. a grasshopper → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an earthworm → 1970 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JACKS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JANE! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEEHU! int. an exclamation → 1859 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEEPERS! int. a mild oath → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEHOSAPHAT! ► JUMPING JEHOSHAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEHOVAH! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEHU! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEMIMA! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JENNY! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEREMIAH! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JERUSALEM! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JESUS int. an exclamation of surprise → 1923 Amer. dial.
n. a lame man → 1897 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► JUMPING JEWS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JEWSHARPS! int. an exclamation of surprise → 1914 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JIMINY! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JIMINY CRICKET! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JINGOES! int. an exclamation of confirmation → 1815 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JINGS! int. an exclamation of confirmation → 1815 Amer dial.
► JUMPING JITTERBUG! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JOCKEY n. a jockey who rides in steeplechases → 1947
► JUMPING JOHNNY! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JONAH! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JOSEPH! int. an exclamation or surprise or vexation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JOSES! int. a mild oath or exclamation → 1960 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JUDAS! int. an exclamation → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JULEPS! int. an exclamation or surprise or vexation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JUNIPER! int. an exclamation → 1950 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING JUPITER! int. an exclamation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING MOSES IN THE MOUNTAINS! int. an exclamation or surprise or vexation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING MOSES ON A BLUE RAFT! int. an exclamation or surprise or vexation → 1924 Amer. dial.
► JUMPING-OFF PLACE n. a small town → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMPING PLOPPIES! int. an exclamation Ï 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMP IN QUILL vb. to act simultaneously or in harmony → 1687 obs.
► JUMP IN WITH YOUR HAT IN YOUR HAND vb. to enter a deal too quickly → 1960 Amer. sl.
► JUMP JOCKEY n. in horse racing: a jockey who rides in steeplechases → 1970
► JUMP JOSIE vb. to make an extraordinary effort to get something done; to get going → 1937 Amer. dial.
► JUMPLY adv. coincidently, accordantly; exactly, precisely → 1586 obs.
► JUMP-MASTER n. a man in charge of parachutists → 1942
► JUMPNESS n. evenness, fitness → 1611 obs.
► JUMP OFF n. 1. a precipitous descent; a place which a person must jump → 1873 US colloq.
n. 2. the start of a military operation or campaign → 1918 US sl.
vb. to begin, to commence → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE vb. to get married → 1968 Amer. dial.
► JUMP OFF THE DEEP END vb. to get married → 1968 Amer. dial.
► JUMP ON vb. to humiliate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON vb. to join or give support to a party or movement that seems to be assured of success → 1940
► JUMP OVERBOARD vb. to get married → 1968 Amer. dial.
► JUMP OVER THE BROOM vb. to enter into a common-law or irregular marriage, esp. by means of a ceremony involving leaping or stepping over a broomstick; later, to get married, spec. to leap or step over a broomstick as part of an official civil or religious marriage ceremony → 1784 colloq.
► JUMP OVER THE BROOMSTICK vb. to enter into a common-law or irregular marriage, esp. by means of a ceremony involving leaping or stepping over a broomstick; later, to get married, spec. to leap or step over a broomstick as part of an official civil or religious marriage ceremony → 1810 colloq.
► JUMP OVER THE DOORSTEP vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP OVER THE HOOP vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP OVER THE TRACES vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► THE JUMPS n. 1. delirium tremens → 1879 sl.
n. 2. feelings of nervousness or apprehension; fidgets; exaggerated startle responses → 1912 Amer. dial.
► JUMP-SACK n. a parachute → 1942 sl.
► JUMP SALTY vb. to be or get angry, to respond in an extreme or unexpected manner → 1938 1938 Amer. dial., esp. African-American
► JUMP STICKS n. stilts → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP-STURDY n. a rabbit → 1941 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BROOM vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1918 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BROOM HANDLE vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BROOMSTICK vb. 1965 Amer. dial. o get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BUCK vb. to shift or avoid responsibility or commitment → 1965 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BUCKET vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE BUCKEYE LOG vb. to die → 1952 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE DITCH vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE FENCE vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE PUDDLE vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE ROPE vb. to get married; to step over a broomstick together as a ceremony symbolizing marriage or common-law marriage → 1966 Amer. dial.
► JUMP THE SHARK vb. to begin a period of inexorable decline in quality or popularity, esp. as marked by a particular event → 1998 sl.
► JUMP THROUGH ONE’S ASS vb. to go wild with fear or confusion; to panic → 1969 Amer. sl.
► JUMP THROUGH ONE’S ASSHOLE vb. to throw a tantrum → 1972 Amer. sl.
► JUMP TO ATTENTION vb. to achieve an erection → 1984 UK sl.
► JUMP TO THE EYES vb. to be noticed; to be obvious or prominent → 1926
► JUMP-UP n. 1. a violet → 1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a party or celebration characterized by lively dancing → 1948 Caribbean usage
vb. (as ‘jump up) to dance in a lively manner → 1952 Caribbean usage
► JUMP-UP-JOHNNY n. a violet → 1844 Amer. dial.
► JUMP UP MY ASS phr. used as a derisive retort → 1973 Amer. sl.
► JUMP UPON vb. to humiliate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUMP UP SOMEONE’S ASS vb. to attack someone → 1977 Amer. sl.
► JUMPY adj. agitated, restless → 1879 sl.
► JUNCARY n. land overgrown with rushes → 1613 obs.
► JUNCIFORM adj. of the form of a rush; long and slender like a rush → 1855
► JUNCOUS adj. full of bulrushes → 1755
► JUNCT adj. joined, joint → 1475 obs.
► JUNCTIVE adj. having the quality of joining → 1898 poetic usage
► JUNCTLY adv. jointly, conjunctly, closely; in a conjoined way → 1488 obs.
► JUNCTURE n. a joint of the body → 1500 obs.
► JUNDIE n. 1. a blow; a push with the elbow → 1737 Sc.
n. 2. anything that is larger than is strictly necessary → 19C Sc.
vb. 1. to jostle with the elbow; to struggle, to contend and push in a crowd → 1785 Sc.
vb. 2. to move or rock from side to side → 19C Sc.
► JUNDY n. 1. a push with the elbow; a jostle → 1737 Sc.
n. 2. ordinary or steady course; jog-trot → 1894 Sc.
vb. 1. to push with the elbow or shoulder; to jostle → 1786 Sc.
vb. 2. to topple over → 1903 Amer. dial.
► JUNE vb. 1. to move in a lively fashion, to hurry; to be restless or aimless; to wander around → 1869 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to buzz; to make a humming or rasping sound → 1893 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to loaf or idle about; to putter → 1895 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to drive briskly → 1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to pay court to → 1948 Amer. dial.
► JUNE ALONG vb. to hasten, to hurry; to bustle → 1869 Amer. dial.
► JUNE AROUND vb. 1. to hasten, to hurry; to bustle → 1869 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to buzz; to make a humming or rasping sound → 1893 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to loaf or idle about; to putter → 1895 Amer. dial.
► JUNE BIRD n. a hummingbird → 1933 Amer. dial.
► JUNEBUG n. a boy who is named after his father → 1994 African-American sl.
► JUNESEY n. a sweetheart → 1899 Amer. dial.
► JUNESEYING n. visiting one’s sweetheart, courting → 1899 Amer. dial.
► JUNESSE n. youth → 1430 obs.
► JUNGIBLE adj. that may be joined → 1656
► JUNGLE n. a camp for vagrants, tramps, or the like → 1914 sl., orig. US
vb. to prepare a meal at a hoboes’ camp’ to form such a camp; to join forces with another person → 1922
► THE JUNGLE n. the West African share market → 1901 Stock Exchange sl.
► JUNGLE-BASHING n. movement through a jungle, esp. by soldiers → 1954 sl.
► JUNGLE BUNNY n. a person of colour → 1964 Amer. dial., derogatory or offensive
► JUNGLE JUICE n. 1. any form of strong, home-distilled liquor, often made of jungle-grown fruits and plants, herbs, etc. by soldiers with no ‘regular’ drinks → 1942 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 2. tea → 1950 sl., chiefly UK juvenile usage
n. 3. men’s aftershave that supposedly enhances virility and sexual appeal → 1970 US sl.
n. 4. semen or vaginal secretions → 1990 US students’ sl.
► JUNGLE JULIETS n. the women’s reserve of the Marine Corps → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► JUNGLE MEAT n. a Black man or his penis → 1960 homosexual usage
► JUNGLE MOUTH n. bad breath → 1970 US students’ sl.
► JUNGLE ROT n. a tropical skin disease → 1944 sl.
► JUNGLERY n. a complication like that of a jungle → 1864
► JUNGLES n. open country; woods → 1913 Amer. dial.
► JUNGLE SEX n. an intense, rough and speedy bout of sexual intercourse → 1990 sl.
► JUNGLE TELEGRAPH n. a network of gossip and rumour that brings news before the official sources → 1940 sl.
► JUNGLE UP vb. 1. to share a campsite with other tramps, to live in a tramps’ encampment, to cook up a meal → 1910 US tramps’ sl.
vb. 2. to gather together → 1960 sl.
vb. 3. to share a bed with many people, to cuddle up → 1960 US homosexual sl.
vb. 4. to have homosexual anal intercourse → 1970 US homosexual sl.
► JUNGLI adj. 1. uncouth, unsophisticated → 1900 Anglo-Indian
adj. 2. inhabiting a jungle → 1920
adj. 3. wild and boorish → 1927
n. 1. an inhabitant of the jungle → 1927
n. 2. an uneducated peasant → 1927
► JUNGLY adj. disorganized, chaotic, less then smart → 1980 UK society sl.
► JUNIOR adj. youthful, juvenile; belonging to youth or earlier life → 1606 obs.
► JUNIOR JUMPER n. a juvenile under 16 who commits rape and robbery → 1990 African-American sl.
► JUNIOR MISS n. a young teenaged girl → 1927 orig. US
► JUNIOR SERVICE n. the Army → 1915
► JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS n. the police → 1970 African-American sl.
► JUNIPER n. 1. gin → 1857 sl.
n. 2. a rustic → L19 US sl.
► JUNIPER ALE n. gin → 18C sl.
► JUNIPERATE vb. to impregnate or flavour with juniper → 1605 obs.
► JUNIPER BRANDY n. gin → 1857 sl.
► JUNIPERINE n. a juniper tree → 1430 obs.
► JUNIPER JUICE n. 1. gin → 18C sl.
n. 2. whisky → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUNIPER LECTURE n. a severe pungent ‘lecture’ or reprimand → 1706 colloq., obs.
► JUNIPER SQUEEZING n. whisky → 1967 Amer. dial.
► JUNJO n. a term of abuse → 1990 W. Indies
► JUNK adj. 1. inferior, worthless, of poor quality → 1908 orig. US
adj. 2. pert. to heroin or the hard drug culture → 1960 drug culture sl.
n. 1. a rush or reed → 1425 obs.
n. 2. a piece or lump of something; a chunk, a hunk; a chunk or piece of firewood. a piece or chunk of bread → 1726
n. 3. the dregs of a bottle or glass of alcohol → 20C Aust. sl.
n. 4. money → 1900 US sl.
n. 5. jewellery made from inexpensive materials or artificial gemstones → 1904 chiefly US, orig. criminals’ sl.
n. 6. worthless or absurd ideas, talk, writing, etc.; nonsense → 1906 orig. & chiefly US
n. 7. a mean, despicable man → 1910 US sl.
n. 8. a run-down vehicle → 1920 sl.
n. 9. a narcotic drug; often specifically heroin → 1921 sl., orig. US
n. 10. pitches that rely on unpredictable movement rather than speed, such as breaking balls and knuckleballs → 1941 baseball usage
n. 11. a heroin addict → 1950 Aust. sl.
n. 12. cannabis → 1950 sl.
n. 13. the male genitals → 1983 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 14. cheap or inferior liquor → 1990 US sl.
n. 15. semen → 1993 sl. (Bk.)
n. 16. offensive or abusive speech → 1999 US students’ sl.
vb. 1. to cut or divide into pieces or chunks → 1776 chiefly Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to treat as junk or rubbish; to scrap, to throw away; to discard, to abandon, to get rid of → 1911
vb. 3. to punch, to jab → 1938 Amer. dial.
► THE JUNK n. the very best → 1990 US students’ sl.
► JUNK ARTIST n. 1. in baseball: a pitcher who specializes in throwing off-speed pitches such as breaking balls and knuckleballs → 1954
n. 2. a person who creates art using found and discarded objects and materials → 1959
► JUNK BUZZARD n. an extremely contemptible person, usually a drug addict → 1970 US sl.
► JUNKED adj. 1. chopped or cut into pieces → 1827 hist.
adj. 2. discarded, abandoned; scrapped → 1915
► JUNKED OUT adj. 1.addicted to heroin → 1982 US sl.
adj. 2. incapacitated by drugs → 1982 US sl.
► JUNKED-UP adj. 1. excited → 1911 US sl.
adj. 2. high on drugs → 1911 US sl.
adj. 3. cluttered with junk, untidy, messed up → 1950 US sl.
► JUNKER n. 1. a person who deals in old or discarded items or materials → 1889 obs.
n. 2. a drug addict; a supplier of drugs → 1922 US sl.
n. 3. a motor vehicle in very poor condition → 1932 colloq.
n. 4. an old or dilapidated vehicle considered ready to be discarded → 1932 colloq.
n. 5. a hoarder; a person who enjoys browsing or buying old or secondhand items in junk shops, charity shops, etc.; one who accumulates these items → 1968 colloq.
► JUNKERY n. 1. a banquet, a feast → 1425 obs.
n. 2. a sweet or dainty dish; confectionery → 1509 obs.
► JUNKET n. 1. a feast, a banquet; a festive gathering or celebration → 1500
n. 2. a dainty sweet, cake, or confection; any choice item of food or drink, a delicacy → 1538 obs.
n. 3. a party; a dance → 1806 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an excursion or pleasure trip in which eating and drinking are prominent; a picnic party → 1896
vb. 1. to hold or attend a banquet or feast; to make merry, to celebrate, esp. with eating and drinking → 1607 obs.
vb. 2. to go on an excursion or pleasure trip, esp. one in which eating and drinking are prominent; to travel about or around → 1821
► JUNKETACEOUS adj. fond of gaiety or junketing → 1760
► JUNKET AROUND vb. to play the fool → 20C Aust. sl.
► JUNKET-BASKET n. a picnic basket → 1825 obs.
► JUNKET-BRAIN n. a term of abuse → 1950 Aust. sl.
► JUNKETER n. 1. a person who holds or attends a feast, banquet, or other festive → 1721
n. 2. a person who goes on a pleasure trip or outing; an excursionist → 1882
► JUNKET-HEAD n. a term of abuse → 1950 Aust. sl.
► JUNKETING adj. holding or attending feasts, parties, etc.; sociable, convivial → 1653 obs.
n. 1. a feasting, banqueting, or merrymaking → 1555
n. 2. a feast, banquet, or other festive gathering → 1577
n. 3. a going on an excursion or pleasure trip → 1913
n. 4. an excursion or pleasure trip, esp. one in which eating, and drinking are prominent → 1929
► JUNKETOUS adj. given to merrymaking → 1830 obs.
► JUNKETRY n. a sweet or dainty dish → 1599
► JUNKETTE n. a young female heroin addict → 1960 drug culture sl.
► JUNKEY ► JUNKIE adj. addicted to narcotics; pert. to the world of narcotics → 1950 drug culture sl.
n. a drug addict → 1923 sl., orig. US
► JUNK FARM n. a federal rehabilitation institution → 20C US sl.
► JUNK GUY n. a heroin dealer → 1940 US drug culture sl.
► JUNK HAWK n. a heroin user whose entire existence centres on the drug → 1970 US drug culture sl.
► JUNKHEAD n. a drug addict; a drug dealer → 1950 US drug culture sl.
► JUNKHEAP n. 1. a disgusting, filthy place → 1920 sl.
n. 2. an old, battered automobile → 1940 sl.
► JUNK HOG n. a drug addict who is seen as excessive in their consumption → 1930 US drug culture sl.
► JUNK HOUND n. a drug addict → 1930 US drug culture sl.
► JUNKHOUSE n. a place used for the consumption of narcotics, crack cocaine, etc. → 2000 US drug culture sl.
► JUNKING n. the cutting of felled trees into lengths that can be moved and stacked → 1802 Amer. dial.
► JUNK IN THE TRUNK n. curvaceousness of the buttocks, esp. regarded as an attractive feature of a woman → 1992 sl., orig. & chiefly US
► JUNKMAN n. a cocaine or heroin dealer → 1940 US drug culture sl.
► JUNK MAT n. a mat made from old cable or rope material → 1794 obs.
► JUNKO n. a drug addict → 1970 US sl.
► JUNK TANK n. a cell reserved for drug abusers and alcoholics → 1960 US police sl.
► JUNK TREE n. a tree that is not commercially valuable → 1957 US
► JUNKY adj. 1. thick, chunky → 1825
adj. 2. thickset, solidly built; said of a person → 1825
adj. 3. broken; cut short → 1873 Jamaican
adj. 4. insignificant; trivial; worthless → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 5. nonsensical, absurd → 1960 US sl.
► JUNKYARD n. a place that is untidy, dirty, or cluttered with objects or refuse → 1885
► JUNKYARD DOG n. 1. a politician who is adept at investigating corruption → 1980 US sl.
n. 2. an aggressive, ruthless, or tenacious person, esp. a lawyer or government official → 1981
► JUNO n. a woman of stately beauty; a jealous wife → 1606
► JUNT n. 1. a trick, cheat → 1608 obs.
n. 2. a lump or large piece of meat or bread; a chunk; a large quantity of a liquid → 1718 Sc.
n. 3. a squat, chunky person → 1787 Sc.
► JUNTA n. a playboy, a womanizer → 1970 sl.
► JUNTISH adj. surly → 19C Eng. dial.
► JUNTOUS adj. apt to take offense; ill-tempered, sullen, captious, surly, morose → 1875 Eng. dial.
n. a fit of sulks, a sulky state → 19C Eng. dial.
► JUPITER int. an exclamation → 17C
n. the first finger; the base of the forefinger → 1888 palmistry usage
► JUPITER PLUVIUS n. a fall or storm of rain → 1864
► JURAMENT n. an oath → 1575 obs.
► JURAMENTAL adj. pert. to an oath → 1651 obs.
► JURANT adj. taking an oath → 1715
n. a person who takes an oath → 1585
► JURATE adj. bound by oath; sworn → 1433 obs.
► JURATION n. an oath; a swearing → 1656
► JURATIVE adj. pert. to an oath → 1865
► JURATOR n. a person who has taken an oath; one who performs some duty on oath → 1642
► JURATORIAL adj. belonging to a jury → 1865
► JURATORY adj. pert. to an oath; expressed in an oath → 1553
► JURE n. the science of law → 1496 chiefly Sc., obs.
► JURIDICIAL adj. connected with the administration of law → 1532 obs.
► JURISPRUDENCE n. knowledge of or skill in law → 1628
► JURISPRUDENT adj. having knowledge of the principles of law → 1737
► JURISPRUDENT n. a person learned in the law → 1628
► JURISPRUDENTIAL adj. pert. to a system of laws → 1775
► JURISPRUDIST n. a person learned in the law; a jurist → 1793
► JURK n. a seal, a license → 19C sl.
► JURORY n. bearing of false witness or false presentments; slander, defamation → 1440 obs.
► JURR n. a low or worthless woman → 1796 Sc.
► JURY LEG n. a wooden leg→ M18 sl.
► JUSEM-SWEET n. a beau; a steady sweetheart → 1952 Amer. dial.
► JUSQU’AU BOUT adv. to the end, to completion; to the bittern end, until a victory has been gained → 1877
► JUSQU’AUBOUTISME n. a carrying on a conflict to the bitter end, or until a conclusive victory has been gained or all one’s aims achieved → 1917
► JUSQU’AUBOUTISTE n. a person who advocates carrying on a conflict to the bitter end, or until a conclusive victory has been gained, or all of one’s aims achieved → 1916
► JUSSION n. order, command → 1773
► JUSSIVE adj. expressing a command or order → 1846
► JUSSORY adj. pert. to command → 1613 obs.
► JUSSULENT adj. full of broth or pottage; stewed in broth or pottage → 1656 obs.
► JUST adv. absolutely, definitely, very → L19 sl.
► JUST A BALL OF HAIR phr. said of a very thin calf → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► JUST AS CHEAP phr. just as well → 1950 W. Indies Rasta usage
► JUST AS I FEARED n. a beard → 20C rhyming sl.
► JUST COME UP adj. naive, gauche, inexperienced, stupid → 20C sl.
► JUSTEN vb. to adjust, to regulate, to make right → 1659 obs.
► JUST FALLEN OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK ► JUST FELL OFF THE CABBAGE TRUCK phr. very naive, unsophisticated → 1986 US sl.
► JUST FALLEN OFF THE TURNIP TRUCK phr. very naive, unsophisticated → 1987 US sl.
► JUST FOR LAUGHS phr. as a joke; for the fun of it → 1950 colloq.
► JUSTFUL adj. just, righteous; rightful → 1425
► JUST GOOD adj. mediocre → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUSTICELY adv. fairly, rightly, justifiably → 1865
► JUSTICEMENT n. administration of justice → 1685
► JUSTICEMENTS n. all things belonging to justice; judicial matters → 1670 obs.
► JUSTICER n. 1. a person who maintains or executes justice → 1450
n. 2. a judge, a magistrate → 1605
n. 3. a critic, a censurer; a person who passes critical judgement → 1609
► JUSTICIAL adj. relating to justice, or to the administration of justice → 1477
► JUSTICIAR n. a person who maintains or executes justice → 1550
► JUSTICIARY adj. relating to the administration of justice, or to judges or justices → 1581
n. 1. a judge, a magistrate, a justice → 1531
n. 2. a person who maintains or executes justice → 1548
► JUSTIFICABLE adj. able to be justified → 1454
► JUSTIFICAL adj. providing justification → 1646 obs.
► JUSTIFICAL adj. relating to justice; executing justice → 1647 obs.
► JUSTIFICATIVE adj. providing justification; providing supporting evidence → 1611
► JUSTIFICATORY adj. providing justification; having the effect of justifying something → 1563
► JUSTILY adv. rightly, justifiably → 1450 obs.
► JUST IN ONE’S REASON adj. greatly excited; almost out of one’s senses → 1901 Sc.
► JUSTINS n. cowboy boots → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► JUST LIKE A BEAR, AIN’T GOT A QUARTER adj. miserable, out of sorts, dejected → 1920 African-American
► JUST LIKE A BEAR’S DAUGHTER, AIN’T GOT A QUARTER phr. miserable, out of sorts, dejected → 1920 African-American
► JUST LIKE THE BEAR’S BROTHER, JIM, HIS PICKINGS ARE SLIM phr. miserable, out of sorts, dejected → 1920 African-American
► JUST MEET adv. exactly, quite → 1703 Eng. dial.
► JUSTMENTS n. due ceremonies or formalities, esp. funeral rites → 1648 obs.
► JUST NEEN adv. almost, nearly → 1865 Eng. dial.
► JUST NICELY adj. tipsy → 1930 sl.
► JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS n. love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUST QUIETLY adv. confidentially, just between you and me → 1910 Aust. & NZ sl.
► JUST-RAPED LOOK n. a sluttish, provocative style of dressing; said of a woman → 1980 sl.
► JUST THE BOB adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 20C Aust. sl.
► JUST THE GEARS adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 1910 sl.
► JUST THE GLASSY adj. wholly satisfactory, just as required → 1900 sl.
► JUST THE GLASSY MARBLE adj. wholly satisfactory, just as required → 1900 sl.
► JUST THE HAMMER adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 1910 sl.
► JUST THE JOB adj. perfect, ideal, exactly as desired and required → 20C sl.
n. something which is wanted or needed → 1943 sl.
► JUST THEN adv. immediately; shortly → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUST THE SHILLING adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 20C Aust. sl.
► JUST THE SHINER adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 20C Aust. sl.
► JUST THE SHINY adj. ideal, perfect, just what is wanted → 20C Aust. sl.
► JUST THE TATY phr. just the thing, exact, fit, suitable → 1843 Eng. dial.
► JUST THE TICKET adj. perfect, ideal, exactly as desired and required → 20C sl.
► JUST TOO KILLING adj. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JUSTUM n. the vagina → 16C sl.
► JUST YOUR HARVEST phr. just what suits you, just what you like → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JUTLAND n. the buttocks → 18C sl.
► JUTTLE vb. 1. to drink habitually, to tipple → 1813 Sc.
vb. 2. to shake liquids; to spill over by shaking → 1824 Sc.
► JUVAMENT n. help, aid, assistance → 1400 obs.
► JUVATE vb. to help, to aid → 1708 obs.
► JUVEMBER n. 1. an undetermined, but not too distant date → 1940 US sl.
n. 2. a slingshot → 1980 Amer. dial.
► JUVENAL adj. juvenile → 1638 obs.
n. 1. a satirist → 1592
n. 2. a youth; a juvenile → 1598 obs.
► JUVENCLE n. a young woman, a girl → 1430 obs.
► JUVENENCY n. youth → 1656 obs.
► JUVENESCENCE n. a becoming young or youthful; youth → 1800
► JUVENESCENT adj. 1. becoming young or youthful → 1821
adj. 2. immature, undeveloped → 1875
► JUVENILITY n. 1. juvenile condition; youthfulness; youthful manner or vigour → 1623
n. 2. juveniles collectively → 1823
► JUVENILIZE vb. to render juvenile; to make or keep young or youthful → 1833
► JUVENT n. youth → 1377 obs.
► JUVENTUDE n. youth → 1470
► JUVENTUTE n. youth; the age of youthful vigour or early manhood → 1541 obs.
► JUVENTY n. youth → 1377 obs.
► JUVESCENCE n. a becoming young → 1920
► JUVEY ► JUVIE n. 1. a juvenile delinquent → 1941 US sl.
n. 2. an older child → 1941 US sl.
n. 3. a detention centre for juvenile delinquents → 1967 sl.
► JUVYN adj. young, youthful → 1450 obs.
► JUXT adv. next, in the next place → 1614 obs.
► JUXTA adj. immediately adjacent; next-lying → 1860
► JUXTA-LITTORAL adj. situated close to the shore → 1876
► JUXTA-MARINE adj. situated by the sea → 1899
► JUXTAPOSE vb. to place side by side, or close to one another → 1851
► JUXTAPOSIT vb. to place side by side, or close to one another → 1680
► JUZZLED adj. rotted away → 19C Eng. dial.
► JYBE n. a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains → M16 UK criminals’ sl.
► JYNX n. a charm or spell → 1693
► JYP n. pain, actual or figurative → 1910 UK sl.
► JYRENE n. a member of the US Marine Corps; a marine → 1894 Amer. sl., orig. Navy usage
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