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Jossing

Jossing is the present participle and gerund of Joss.

Meaning of Joss

Verb

Joss (third-person singular simple present Josses, present participle Jossing, simple past and past participle Jossed)

  1. (slang, transitive) To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.
    • Author's note part 2: I'm leaving it to the imagination of the reader what Cordelia saw of her future. Writing that out would be asking to be Jossed.2000 December 25, Shanna, “Holiday at the Hyperion (2/2)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet)

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Questions about Jossing

What is Jossing the present participle and gerund of?
Jossing is the present participle and gerund of Joss.

Words near Jossing in the dictionary

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

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