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JIC

JIC is the initialism of just in case.

JIC is the initialism of Joint Intelligence Committee.

Meaning of just in case

Adverb

just in case (not comparable)

  1. (informal) To provide for a possible event as a precaution.
    • I'll take an umbrella, just in case.
    Synonyms:
    to be on the safe side

See all 3 meanings of just in case

Questions about JIC

What is JIC the initialism of?
JIC is the initialism of just in case.

Words near JIC in the dictionary

  1. jibs out
  2. jibsheet
  3. jibsheets
  4. jibstay
  5. jibstays
  6. JIC
  7. JICA
  8. Jicalapa
  9. jicama
  10. jicamas
  11. Jicaque

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Adapted from Wiktionary: JIC (page history and authors); just in case (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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