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joaning

joaning is the alternative form of joning.

joaning is the present participle and gerund of joan.

Meaning of joning

Noun

joning (uncountable)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) The act of joning (roasting) someone; banter.
    • In this city there is another name for the Dozens, "joaning." […] "Joaning" is reported by children from middle and upper-class families.1939, John Dollard, “The Dozens: Dialectic of Insult”, in American Imago, Boston, M.A.: Hanns Sachs, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, page 15
    Synonyms:
    signifying, dropping lugs, sounding, capping, snapping, dissing, busting, bagging, janking, ranking

Questions about joaning

What is joaning the alternative form of?
Joaning is the alternative form of joning.

Words near joaning in the dictionary

  1. joaned
  2. Joanetta
  3. Joanette
  4. joanie
  5. joanies
  6. joaning
  7. JoAnn
  8. joanna
  9. joannas
  10. Joanne
  11. joannes

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