Jibjab (vaccine jab)
"Jibjab" is the "jab" of Covid vaccine. Hugo Talks often used "jibjab" as a catchword in his videos. "Sheeple will be lining up for the jibjab and dying in…
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Jimmy Award (National High School Musical Theater Award)
The Jimmy Awards are also called the National High School Musical Theater Awards. The annual award is named after James M. Nederlander, chairman of the Nederlander Organization (owner of several…
Jimplecute (Jimpsecute)
"Jimplecute" is almost exclusively used as the title of the Jefferson Jimplecute, the fifth-oldest newspaper in Texas. The words "jimplecute" and "jimsecute" were used…
Jingle Mail
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: jingle mailNounjingle mail (uncountable)1.(neologism) The practice of posting one's house keys back to the mortgage company because of negative equity or…
JINO (Jewish In Name Only)
JINO ("Jewish In Name Only" or "Jew In Name Only") refers to a person who has a Jewish family name, but who doesn't follow Jewish traditions or who doesn't support…
Jints (Giants)
Ben Zimmer of the American Dialect Society added this "Jints" comment on the ADS listserv in November 2005. One for Barry (surprised it's not already on his site)...Someone on…
Jitterbug (Jitter Bug)
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Jo Jo Potatoes (JoJo Potatoes)
"Jo Jo potatoes" (or "Jo-Jo potatoes" or "JoJo potatoes" or "JoJos," also lower-case "jojos") are potato wedges. They are large unpeeled wedges of…
Job Lock (Joblock)
"Job lock" (also written as "job-lock" and "joblock") is the condition where someone is locked into a job that he or she might otherwise want to leave. One reason for…
Jobber (job + truther; a jobs number conspiracy theorist)
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes employment statistics every month, but BLS critics have claimed that it often uses methods (such as not counting people who have given up looking for…
Jobsolete (job + obsolete)
"Jobsolete" (job + obsolete) describes a job, worker or company that is obsolete. "Workers should be able to use technology to their advantage, without fearing that it will make them…
Jock Cosplay (fans wearing sports jerseys)
Many sports fans wear a jersey of their favorite player. This has been called "jock cosplay" or "sports cosplay." "RT @bellawonder: Football fans who wear jerseys: sports…
Jock Tax
A player for the New York Yankees who lives in New York CIty, for example, pays New York taxes. However, when the Yankees visit Chicago to play the White Sox, that player might be liable for…
Jockularity (jock + jocularity)
"Jockularity" (jock + jocularity) is humor involving sports jocks (athletes). "Or to create a new word, they did not accept their stereotyped role (the dumb athlete -- ed.) with…
Joe Bag of Donuts (Joe Bag o’ Donuts)
"Joe(y) Bag a/o'/of Donuts/Doughnuts" is a name for the average citizen, similar to "Joe Sixpack." "Let some ordinary citizen -- some Joe Bag-a-donuts" was…
Joe Citizen or John Citizen (Jane Citizen)
"Joe Citizen" or "John Citizen" (also "Jane Citizen") is a generic name for a citizen. "John Citizen" is cited in print since 1919 and "Joe…
Joe College
"Joe College" is a college boy. The term was first used to a college-age boy who devotes much time to extra curricular activities; later use of "Joe College" has placed less…
Joe Doakes
"Joe Doakes" is a name for an anonymous person, like "John Doe" or "John Q. Citizen." "Joe Doakes" supposedly is a circus name that originated with P. T.…
Joe Frogger (cookie)
"Joe Froggers" are molasses cookies that are a specialty of Marblehead, Massachusetts. According to the legend, a Revolutionary War patriot named Joseph Brown (called "Uncle…
Joe O’Malley (Irish coffee)
"Joe O'Malley" is sometimes given as the lunch counter slang for "Irish coffee." However, Irish coffee became popular in the late 1940s and 1950s -- at the tail end of the…