j

Letter (1)

1. (letter, lowercase) The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.

Noun (1)

j (plural js)

1. (slang) A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
   • "I went outside to smoke myself a J" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."
2. An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
3. The second unit vector, after i

Letter (2) capitalized: J

letter/d͡ʒeɪ/South Asia/d͡ʒeː/

1. (letter, uppercase) The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.

Noun (2) capitalized: J

letter/d͡ʒeɪ/South Asia/d͡ʒeː/

J (plural Js or J's or JJ)

1. (slang) (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).
   • I stepped outside to smoke myself a J.1980 July, Paul Simon, “Late in the Evening”, in One-Trick Pony
   • Mind if I do a J?1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges)
2. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
   • "Custody or upbringing" is regarded as including access; yet in B. v. B. & F. above no regard was paid to the welfare of the infants which was irrelevant to the particular issue with which the court was concerned—namely whether children were "children of the family". But the effect was to deprive...1969, The Law Commission, Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings (Law Com. No. 25), London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, →OCLC, paragraph 29, note 57
3. (abbreviation, postpositional) (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
   • In the result, six members of the Court (Dawson J. dissenting) are in agreement that the common law of this country recognizes a form of native title which, in the cases where it has not been extinguished, reflects the entitlement of the indigenous inhabitants, in accordance with their laws or...1992 June 3, Chief Justice Anthony Mason, Justice Michael McHugh, “Mabo v Queensland (No 2)”, in Australasian Legal Information Institute, High Court of Australia
4. (UK, abbreviation) Abbreviation of junction.
   • The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.
5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of jack.
6. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of jump shot.
   • And Durant had a front seat for just how much work DeRozan was putting in during their time together in Rio. "I watched him man," Durant said. "His footwork in the post is flawless. His jump shot in the mid-range is incredible. That is the type of stuff I look at as a basketball guy, his footwork...2017 February 18, Mike Gantner, “Durant a big admirer of DeRozan and his work ethic”, in Toronto Sun
7. (in plural, slang) (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
   • Don't pay no mind, Antwon, it's just an angry-ass J...2022 December 21, Ghetto Smosh, 1:57 from the start, in MY J’S CAN TALK!?!?, via YouTube, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023

Proper noun capitalized: J

letter/d͡ʒeɪ/South Asia/d͡ʒeː/

J

1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Jehovist.

Symbol capitalized: J

letter/d͡ʒeɪ/South Asia/d͡ʒeː/

J

1. Tatami mat, used as a unit of floorspace area (Kyoto tatami are 0.955 by 1.91 m, Nagoya 0.91 by 1.82 m, Tokyo 0.88 by 1.76 m). (From 畳 (-jō).)