Dictionary of American Slang by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Author:Barbara Ann Kipfer [Ann kipfer, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-06-204324-5
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

J

J n (also jay or jay smoke or J smoke) A marijuana cigarette; JOINT [1960s+ Narcotics; fr the J of Mary Jane, “marijuana,” or the j of joint]

jab a vein v phr To inject narcotics, esp heroin; SHOOT UP: smoke marijuana or opium or jab a vein (1950s+ Narcotics)

jabber n A hypodermic needle (1915+ Narcotics) v To talk incessantly; chatter on (1499+) See JIBBER-JABBER

jabberjack n Foolish talk; nonsense; BULLSHIT: When I hear all the false jabberjack, all the phony cries and squawks (1970s+)

jab-off n An injection of a narcotic (1920s+ Narcotics)

jaboney or jiboney or jibone n 1 A newly arrived immigrant; a naive person; GREENHORN: Vinny, you’re a real jibone, you know that? 2 A hoodlum; thug; GORILLA: He had a couple of his jiboneys with him 3 A frequent television guest expert “Nightline” is desperate for ajaboney tonight. They tried for Kissinger (1990s+ Television) [origin uncertain; perhaps fr Italian dialect giappone, literally “a Japanese,” but extended to any strange- or foreign-looking person]

jabroni n 1 (or jobber) A professional wrestler who loses in order to make another wrestler look good 2 A loser

jack n 1 Money: the fans which paid their jack/I figured it would be an easy way to make some jack (1859+) 2 Nothing; JACK SHIT, ZIP: What did you do today? Jack (1980s+ Students) v 1 To take twisting evasive action in an airplane; JANK, JINK (Vietnam War Air Force) 2 To steal; rob: Two men who “jacked,” or stole, a 1991 Plymouth Colt (1990s+ Teenagers) [money sense probably fr the expression hard Jackson or hard Jackson money, referring to President Andrew Jackson and found by 1838; first verb sense perhaps related to mid-1800s British criminal slang jack, “run away, escape,” or perhaps by folk etymology fr jank, an echoic companion of jink; compare jink-jank with yin-yang and zig-zag; stealing sense probably fr hijack and related to carjacking] See BALL THE JACK, HEAVY MONEY, HIJACK, PIECE OF CHANGE

Jack n Man; friend; fellow; MAC • Used in addressing any man, whatever his name: Man, he’s murder, Jack/That supposed to be funny, jack? (1889+)

jack around v phr 1 To idle about; FART AROUND, SCREW AROUND: He and LD had been jacking around in practice and LD fell on his leg 2 To meddle with; FOOL AROUND: and jack around with somebody else’s wife/until the lawyers started jacking around with the structure [1960s+ Students; origin uncertain; perhaps fr jack off]

jack someone around v phr 1 To tease; KID: These guys are only trying to jack you around 2 To victimize; HASSLE, JERK someone AROUND: Don’t you think I know when people are jacking me around? (1960s+ Students)

jackass n A stupid person; idiot; dolt; fool; LUNKHEAD, SHIT-FOR-BRAINS (1823+)

jackass rig (or harness) n phr A shoulder holster: The butt of a large revolver was hanging out of a molded-leather Jackass rig on Maksins’ left side [1980s+ Police; probably fr the resemblance of the harness to that of a horse or jackass]

jacked in adj phr Up-to-date and aware; ON TOP OF: I’m impressed

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