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jab

English

Etymology

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (peck, poke, thrust), from Middle English jobben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?æb/
  • Rhymes: -æb

Noun

jab (plural jabs)

  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
    • 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9,
      He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.
  2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
  3. (Britain) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
    Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
  4. (Britain, Australia) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
  5. (US, figuratively) A mild verbal insult.

Derived terms

  • jabby

Translations

Verb

jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. (slang, Britain) To give someone an injection

Translations

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “jab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary


Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Noun

jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

  1. job, piece of work
  2. post, employment

Declension

Derived terms

  • jabaire m ((cattle-)jobber)

References

  • "jab" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

jab m (invariable)

  1. jab (boxing punch)

Spanish

Noun

jab m (plural jabs)

  1. (boxing) jab

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nudge

English

Etymology

Circa 17th century, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian nugge, nyggje (to push, rub, shove), Icelandic nugga (to rub, massage), from the root of Proto-Germanic *hn?jan? (to smooth, join together), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh?- (compare Ancient Greek ???? (kná?, to scratch, scrape), source of English acnestis).

Compare also Scots nodge (to push, poke, nudge), knidge (to push, squeeze), gnidge (to rub, press, squeeze, bruise), and knudge (to squeeze, press down with the knuckles), Middle Low German nucke, nücke, gnücke (a sudden push, shock, impetus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n?d?/
  • Rhymes: -?d?

Noun

nudge (plural nudges)

  1. A gentle push.
  2. (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
  3. The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
  4. (behavioral economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.

Derived terms

  • nudgy

Translations

Verb

nudge (third-person singular simple present nudges, present participle nudging, simple past and past participle nudged)

  1. (transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
  2. (transitive) To near or come close to something.
  3. (transitive) To move slightly.


Derived terms

  • nudger

Translations

See also

  • nudge nudge wink wink

Further reading

  • Nudge theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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