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jism

/ˈd͡ʒɪzəm/

jism noun: spirit or energy.

Noun

jism (countable and uncountable, plural jisms)

  1. (dated, slang) Spirit or energy.
  2. (slang, vulgar) Semen.
    • He pulls his dick out and as a parting insult shakes the jism off the end onto her belly.1941, Henry Miller, Under the Roofs of Paris (Opus Pistorum), New York: Grove Press, published 1983, page 50
    • “[…] the girls in blue movies rub their faces in jism”1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich

Forms of jism

pluraljisms
alternative formgism
alternative formjiz
alternative formjizz
alternative formjizzum
alternative formjissom
alternative formjissum
alternative formgyzym

Origin of jism

Originally US English; first attested with the meaning “energy” in 1842, and with the meaning “semen” in c.1888. For semantic development, compare spunk. Perhaps ultimately from British dialect chism, chissom (“a shoot, sprout, sprig”). Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (jism, “body”) (or its derivative Hindi जिस्म (jisma)).

Words that rhyme with jism

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Questions about jism

What does jism mean?
Jism means spirit or energy.
What part of speech is jism?
Jism is a noun.
How do you pronounce jism?
Jism is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪzəm/.
What is the plural of jism?
The plural of jism is jisms.

Words near jism in the dictionary

  1. Jishan
  2. Jishnu
  3. Jishou
  4. Jishui
  5. jislaaik
  6. jism
  7. jisms
  8. Jisr al-Shughur
  9. jissom
  10. jissoms
  11. jissum

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