jab
/d͡ʒæb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it."
- "American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times."
- "Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs."
- "A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people."
- "A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled, "No… no… don't.... " as Randall felt the juicy tip of the man's tumescent cock jab against his hair-ringed, virgin asshole."
- "While the book's lasting appeal is remarkable, the work is worth little scholarly attention insofar as Twain is merely jabbing at a long-dead set of social practices."
Etymology
Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.
Origin
- Source language: English
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage
- Slang