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josses

josses is the plural of joss.

Meaning of joss

Noun

joss (countable and uncountable, plural josses)

  1. (countable) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
  2. (countable) A heathen divinity.
    • Don't forget they're mostly just joss-worshipping heathen an' they don't get no kick out of the more classy breeds o' religion. Though I guess there ain't that much diff'rence. It ain't many's so Lord Almighty in theirselves that they don't need a joss of some sort, an' I guess it's what yu think...1939, Philip George Chadwick, The Death Guard, pages 111–112
  3. (informal, uncountable) Luck.
    • She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss, and this was the safety signal.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 178
    Synonyms:
    chance

See all 7 meanings of joss

Verb capitalized: Josses

Josses

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Joss

Questions about josses

What is josses the plural of?
Josses is the plural of joss.
What part of speech is josses?
Josses is a verb.

Words near josses in the dictionary

  1. Jossels
  2. Josselyn
  3. Josselyns
  4. josser
  5. jossers
  6. josses
  7. Jossing
  8. jossing-block
  9. jossing-blocks
  10. jossop
  11. jossup

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